Wrestling the H55F (2 Viewers)

[Living in the Past]

I'm exhausted. Wore slap out. I tried for almost 6 hours to install the 5 speed into my 40. The tub is off. I have an engine hoist and a lift used for motorcycles. I tried from the top...I tried from the bottom. Over and over and over. Measurement wise I should have 1/2" between the parking brake housing and the chassis crossmember AFTER installation. Getting the input shaft lined up and clearing the crossmember ain't happening. So what is the old dumbass missing. Are there magic words to say? Am I not holding my mouth right? Is there a god I need to make a sacrifice too.

Guessing from your earlier post in another thread that the son in-laws have been a no show? Where our second home is is very rural. Most residents are older than myself. If I can't figure a way to do it by myself it doesn't get done. Neither daughter is currently married and when they were son in-laws were no help. Only thing my son did was manage to destroy the clutch in my 68.