Tranny Install from Hell

[gwbutler]

Hello all,

I finally removed and replaced the outer pilot bearing race (with a Dremel 
bit...ouch)on my 84ksq. I installed a new clutch kit (using a centering tool)
onto my newly machined flywheel and anticipated an easy re-installation of the 
transmission.  I was very, very wrong.  After renting a transmission jack 
(piece of rubbish really...no chain to hold transmission in place ...I had to 
use solid rubber bungy cords)with two knobs for axis adjustments I managed to 
get the edge of the bell housing to within a half-inch (all the way around) of 
the engine block... but no further.  I still have some "wiggle-room" on the 
left/right axis...and a tiny bit of play on the up/down axis..nothing is being 
stressed.  The problem is that I can't get the ##@@@!!****&& transmission "all 
the way in".  I've backed the transmission out several times to make sure that 
the pilot bearing face is still intact and that there are no cables or other 
obstructions in the way (there aren't...it just won't budge any further
forward). BTW, I also fabricated (out of 4x4's) a device to allow me to raise 
and lower the front of the engine per the Bentley...still doesn't help.  I'm 
running out of nice weather here and I don't have a garage (84ksq is sitting 
on my concrete driveway and is raised about two feet in the air on cinder 
blocks).
Does anyone know any "tricks" for persuading the transmission to mate with the 
block? Heeeeeeeeeellllllppppppppp. TIA


Regards,

George B.
Massachusetts