91 Nissan 300zx automatic non turbo transmission installation question - Newbie

[mamaro]

I have been driving around with my car for around a week with it making noises in first, then in second and then reverse went out. Now I can't even drive it in any gear(I mention this to make sure I replaced the correct part). Anyways I purchased a new transmission I got the old one out, when i was removing the bolts connected the torque converter to the flywheel i was able to use a screwdriver to push up on the flywheen and turn it to the very first bolt, pretty easy to turn, after that it became really hard to so i used a hammer and pulled down, man that was a pain. (first question was i doing that part wrong?). Not knowing too much about what i was doing I have to new transmission in place with the tubes and wires connected correctly. but that flywheel is causing a huge headache. I don't currently have any bolts to the torque converter lined up to the flywheel, please help on making this easier.

[evildky]

with the torque converter filled and installed in the trans, slide the trans into place, once the trans is bolted to the gnine, put your hand through the starter hole and turn the torque converter till one hole lines up with the exposed hole in the flexplate" (on an auto it's called a flex plate), and put that one bolt in, then you put a socket on the crank pulley bolt, then use you longest ratchet or cheater pipe to turn the engine, this turns the flexplate till you get the next hole exposed, now put your bolt in and rotate some more, repeat till their all in and torqued

[mamaro]

with the torque converter filled and installed in the trans, slide the trans into place, once the trans is bolted to the gnine, put your hand through the starter hole and turn the torque converter till one hole lines up with the exposed hole in the flexplate" (on an auto it's called a flex plate), and put that one bolt in, then you put a socket on the crank pulley bolt, then use you longest ratchet or cheater pipe to turn the engine, this turns the flexplate till you get the next hole exposed, now put your bolt in and rotate some more, repeat till their all in and torqued

That is exactly what did it! Thanks so much. The torque converter wasn't budging easily after the first bolt took less than 10 minutes with this method. I am doing this myself after work. Tomorrow I think I can wrap it all up. I screwed up on the dipstick forgot to put that on before bolting up the transmission.