Wow, thanks for the responses: Michael, Bill D, Jim, David, Bill K, John,
Joe.
Sounds like I'm on the right track.
I changed the clutch, using the famous masking tape on a wood dowel to
create a centring tool.
The shaft is partly in, and is within the splines of the plate because I can
feel resistance when turning the crank pulley. I'm within about two inches
of being "in".
Sounds good, but it's been there since before about 2 pm yesterday, and I
kept at it until after 7pm. Grr. Will try the longer bolt trick (thanks
John).
Now I understand why Bill D wasn't tempted to remove without transmission.
The possibility of doing this swap (engines) without having to rip the
interior apart is how I got here.
Last thing I did last night was to jack up the trans, and change the link in
the hoist chain to improve angle (thanks Joe).
Will try again shortly
Cheers
Nick Moseley
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