[T2] Getting the Engine and Transaxle Together: What's the Trick?

[Roger Lemberg]

Every time I’ve reinstalled the engine, I run into the same problem: everything goes fine until there’s less than an inch gap between the transaxle and the engine and then it’s “caught”. I’ll then spend anywhere from half an hour to over two hours wiggling things, moving the jacks up and down, rotating the flywheel slightly, etc. until suddenly, it slides all the way together.

I can guess that probably the pilot shaft is hitting the gland nut off side and not going through the bearing but why is this happening? The pilot tool goes right in.

Is there some obvious trick I’m missing?

Peace
Phrggie and Phrogbus
(70 Sportsmobile conversion)