Clearance issues with r32 engine (re) installation

[neobluepill]

If anyone has some advice or tricks it would help. I am re-installing my rb26dett back in my R32. I haven't found anything searching the web, and I have the FSM.

I have the motor almost on the mounts (just froward of the slots the motor mount bolts droop into)

The transition is in (on a jack, sub frame blots loose)

Pas axle is in place but not connected

Driver axle is not connected (Suspension is disassembled and hub has slack backwards 2 bolts loosely holding the diff "ring" in place temporarily)

The spline on the trans is lined up and the bell housing is about 1 1/2" from coming together.

Is there a trick to mate the trans and motor together? Am I missing something? I have tried putting the trans in gear and twisting the rear weals back and forth to line up the splines, they seem like there in place. I lubed up the spline before the re installation. I have been wiggling the engine, changed its pitch side to side and front to back. Is it easyer to remove the trans, then attach it to the motor? Any advice would really help.Thank you.

[monkeyballs]

did you change the clutch? if you swapped the clutch you should of checked to see if the disk will fit on the input shaft on the transmission, did you use a clutch alignment tool when installing the clutch on the flywheel?

[neobluepill]

did you change the clutch? if you swapped the clutch you should of checked to see if the disk will fit on the input shaft on the transmission, did you use a clutch alignment tool when installing the clutch on the flywheel?

Flywheel and clutch were left on the motor (un-tuched) the reason for pulling the motor was oil pump replacement.

[neobluepill]

Dropping back of the trans is the way to go. All set.

[Vandrel]

Good to hear, I always find that a prybar to the flywheel helps for slow rotation of the teeth to line up to the transmission.