I did my 83 240's rear main seal and I'm having a hell of a time getting the M46 back in. At the moment it's supported by two jacks, and the back of the engine is held up with a third jack.
The end of the input shaft keeps skating around the edge of the splined metal hole in the center of the clutch disk, but won't go in. A few times it's gone too far forward and got stuck next to the splined hole. I try to pull the trans backward but the shifter ball socket thing hits the back of the trans tunnel shifter recess.
I think I need to rotate the trans so the bellhousing starter hump will clear the firewall and I can get a straight shot. However the whole thing weighs 400 pounds. I've tried all sorts of pry bar type things in various directions and it won't move.
Should I just pull the engine or what?
The end of the input shaft keeps skating around the edge of the splined metal hole in the center of the clutch disk, but won't go in. A few times it's gone too far forward and got stuck next to the splined hole. I try to pull the trans backward but the shifter ball socket thing hits the back of the trans tunnel shifter recess.
I think I need to rotate the trans so the bellhousing starter hump will clear the firewall and I can get a straight shot. However the whole thing weighs 400 pounds. I've tried all sorts of pry bar type things in various directions and it won't move.
Should I just pull the engine or what?