Grrr Problems Refitting Gearbox

In the process of changing my clutch all has gone reasonably to plan until now

I have followed Martin's comprehensive guide to the letter. I have fitted the clutch friction and pressure plate and used a clutch alignment tool to centralise it. When I get the gearbox close with the bottom nearside threaded stud in the locating hole on the engine block it will not go any further despite any amount of 'jiggling'. The cause is not the 2 blank metal locating pins as they are still a couple of mm from their engine block locating holes. I have even tried jacking the engine forward slightly and jacked up/down the rear edge of the box to change the 'attack' angle.

I realise I am no mechanic and if it wasn't for the fact that I really want to learn how to do this for the future I would be beginning to wish I had paid the garage to fit it

You could try a socket on the crankshaft pulley to turn the engine slight as you shove it. Worked for me once.

j999pre wrote: You could try a socket on the crankshaft pulley to turn the engine slight as you shove it. Worked for me once.

this worked for me too. i had exactly same problem.....struggled for 2.5 hours just trying to get it back on untill i did this and on it went

Thanks guys. I have been buggering about for even longer than that Adam

Smoggy wrote: Thanks guys. I have been buggering about for even longer than that Adam

i know the feeling i was getting ready with the sledge hammer :laugh:

Did you try the clutch plate on the main shaft to see if it fits first :dry: , I had to return two clutch units back to allparts till I got the right one.