[jsm0372]

Oh man what a fun day for you!! What's worked for me is to buy some long, threaded rods and screw them into the bellhousing, then using a floor jack, I lift the transmission to where the input shaft will line up with the throwout bearing, then use the threaded rods as guides to guide the transmission forward. +1 on the suggestion for using an old yoke on the end of the transmission. Also forgot to mention that prior to doing all of this, I use an old input shaft instead of an alignment tool to get the throwout bearing into the right position.

Good luck and please, don't try to lift it again....believe me, it gets heavier and is very awkwardly balanced. One slip and you'll break a finger or worse, trust me on that one