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Spitfire: Need Help Re-installing Trans

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Spitfire: Need Help Re-installing Trans
From: Les Francis <lesf@metronet.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 20:27:01 -0500
OK, I'm about to choose between: a) A REALLY, REALLY BIG HAMMER, b) a flat
tow to the local British car auto repair shop, and c) guidance from you!

I removed the transmission to replace the clutch and rebuild the slave
cylinder.  Mission accomplished.  I am now suffering from the "replacement
is a straightforward reversal of the above".  Namely, I cannot get the
g*****n transmission back in place.

I DID align the clutch with my swell alignment tool - and it LOOKED
centered, too. I tried using a leftover leaf from an old rear suspension as
a lever to hold the trans in place while guiding it forward.  I used a floor
jack to try to raise the back of the engine slightly.  All to no avail.  I
can get it within about an inch, but no further.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Les Francis
'78 Spitfire


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