ive got my tranny back from the shop. and tommorrow ill be heading home from school to put it in.

ive tried last week, but it just would slide all the way on. i could get it on the bolts and it would get stuck about an inch or so from being completely on.

the shop opened the case and replaced some stuff, do you guys think i just need to move the spindle around a bit?

any tips will help alot.

Correct throw-out bearing?
Are you using the alignment tool for the clutch disk
is it the right clutch disk
What does it seem to be interfering on?
You could take the clutch off and see if it goes in then

With the trans in gear, try rotating the axle hubs a bit. Shouldn't take much, but just enough to rotate the "spindle" as you call it.

Should go on pretty easy, so don't force it. Sometime it can be a difficult to get every thing aligned (laying under the car, holding up a tranny, etc).

Did you remove the clutch at all (you said tranny work, but didn't mention anything else)? If so, follow Joe's advice and make sure the clutch disk is aligned properly.

good luck!

99.5% of the time the clutch disk is not aligned properly. Happend to me a couple of times.

is it not called a "spindle"? hmmm then i guess ive heard twenty people call it the wrong thing haha.

well i didnt touch the clutch or anything, throw out bearing had better be correct since i changed that like 3 months ago and it worked fine.

ill try the clutch tool and rotating the stubs and get back to you guys. thanks for your help. it is very frustrating laying on the dirty garage floor lifting a heavy chunk of metal only to have it not fit in!!

BTDT. I find it much easier to pull the engine & tranny as a package to do that work. If nothing else it is easier on the motor mounts. Usually it is just an alignment problem. Try & try again. Rotate the flywheel a little each time.

Jacks.
Last time I stabbed a transaxle to an installed motor without jacks I thought "that was stupid"
I have a big sissor jack to support the engine.
and then floor jack to hold most of the transaxle weight.
once it gets to the 2 bottom studs it's all smooth sailing.

Ya want tough? try a 928 transaxle. 150 pounds of whoop ass.

The big trick is to support the tranny at the center of gravity so there's no "side loading" as you install it. Put it in a gear, and apply rotating pressure to BOTH stubs. Given enough force, the mainshaft will turn and align with the splines in the clutch disc, enabling the tranny to slide right in. Remember, no side loading of the components, and spline alignment. Piece 'o cake. The Cap'n