In message <BAY8-F22u3oIKBg4NW00000cc32@hotmail.com>you write:
>Well,
> I finally recieved my Borg & Beck Clutch kit, and everything fit just fine
>and dandy. but now i am having an unusually difficult time getting the darn
>trans. back on! i used a couple guid studs as suggested by many of you, and
>i got the holes to line up, but i am stuck about 2 inches off the endplate
>in the block. It just doesn't want to slide on as it should. I have the
>gearbox in neutral so that i can spin the input shaft to met up with the
>clutch plate splines, but no dice there.
>
>Can anyone think of any reason this wouldn't go back on? aside from the
>splines not being lined up?
The problem could be the the engine might have sank a little bit. Try using
the stock jack (that came with the Spitfire) with a block of wood placed
under the oil pan to adjust the height of the engine. I also found it much
easier to position the gear box into place from under the car.
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Concordia University (514)848-2424 Ext.3115 Fax:(514)848-2802
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8 http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/addr.html
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