OK, this should be pretty staighforward install,,,, BUT, I've got the old trans out and the new trans almost in my 88 XT6 AWD auto. I can't get the torque converter to seat all the way down where it should be. I didn't notice it until I got the the thing all the way in, and almost ready to bolt up, and then the bell housing was coming up about a 1/4 inch short of the block. Now I've dropped the trans back out, and after about an hour of investigating and comparing the new trans with the old trans, I found that the center shaft that goes into the torque converter on the new trans needs to seat in about another 1/4 inch. I can play around with the old one and get it to go in fairly easy, but I can't seem to get the the new one to drop in. Is there something that I'm missing here, do I need to be in a specific gear or is there some trick to this? Some marks somewhere that need to be lined up? Do I just need to get a bigger hammer?
Anyone have any suggestions? I need to get this thing back together before the snow get here.
Thanks
J.