[TR] How to Re-align splines in OD to mate with transmission shaft?

[aribert neumann]

What is the trick to get the two sets of OD splines completely aligned?
 My Bentley manual (GT6) says to use a long screwdriver - fat chance.   I
even milled a piece of steel flat stock to mimic two opposing splines of
the trans mainshaft with a taper/lead-in on the tip.   I have gently tapped
the flat stock but the second set of splines is still offset  by about 1/16
of an inch and does not want to rotate into alignment.   I did not do any
service of the OD other than to rinse and flush out the inside of the OD -
not sure how the splines became misaligned.

I've seen one video where someone loosens the bolts that hold the two
aluminum casting housings sandwiched to the steel component to take the
spring load off of the asm and make it easier to rotate the splines into
alignment.   My OD has been nice and dry and I really do not want to create
a potential oil leak path by partially separating these three components if
I do not need to.
TIA - off in digest mode.
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