Mating Transaxle to Engine...advice needed

[jcslocum]

It takes a bit of finesse. The dif doesn't turn the input shaft unless you hold one hub and turn the other. Unless of course you have a limited slip. It will take same lifting and lowering to get it just right. It will also take some pushing and shoving back and forth, up and down, side to side.

Take your time and it will just slide together.

[jb92563]

I just did this last week and it took a few tries, but in the end I looked at the transmission and engine flange to make sure the distance was equal all the way around and adjusted the angle of the transmission till it was.

Then it just slides in with little effort.

Using the plastic alignment tool to tighten down the clutch is crucial to the whole process.

I think I spent an hour fiddling with it to finally get it home, including lowering and repositioning the transmission on the jack to make it balance nicely on the jack so there was little effort to tilt it forward or back.