Need 4-speed Help

I have been down this road before. I pulled the motor and left the trans in the car with the scattershield still bolted to the trans. Got the new motor and attempted to install the motor to the trans/scatteshield... that didn't work out at all. I got on here and started explaining my problem and was told to pull the motor back out of the engine bay and install the trans to the motor 1st then install as a whole unit. Worked like a charm.

My set up Mcleod 11" clutch, Mcleod diaphram type pressure plate (not the 3 finger one) and new TO and resufaced flywheel.

I was told of the dial indicator and so forth but I knew that it would work since it had already been is use before. So I knew that it would all bolt back together... just getting it together was my problem.

OK this part is important

I left the pp bolts loose ... this allowed the clutch to give a little and let everything line up better especially the input shaft of the trans to inside the pilot bushing. Once I got the trans mounted up tight against the scattershield I turned the motor until the pp bolts was in that SMALL clutch fork hole and torqued the bolts down. I used a two step method on torquing the pp bolts so that means I had to turn the motor over twice. This worked for me with no problems. When I left the pp bolts loose that trans just about fell into place! Those alignment tools might work for some but it did not work for me. lol

Also you might want to have someone press the clutch just enough to relieve the pressure while you are working the trans into place... this might work without leaving the PP bolts loose.

It's hard sometimes doing everything completely by yourself... believe me I know. I did all the above completely by myself. I can safely say I installed the motor and trans with no help whatsoever. LOL