Cant get gearbox in

[UKjarvis]

Hi me again I managed to take my gearbox out of my mk2 8v, with great trouble but now for the life of me I cant get it back in, im hitting the clutch and the chasis near the engine mount. I have taken out the bracket that bolts the gearbox to the engine mount, the engine is jacked up I dont know what else I can do but its really really tight.

Is there a trick or is it just hard.

thanks guys.

[danny_p]

lower the engine a bit ?

[UKjarvis]

my bad I didnt take the cast bracket off the gearbox just the steel one.. Anyhow the box is in but I noticed that went the box was out the clutch plates were seperated is that the norm or have I broke something?.

[...joe]

its a pain in the ass, you have to get the drives side driveshaft round the flywheel, no real tips, just twist and wiggle, helps to tip the diff upwards.

[overdrive]

my bad I didnt take the cast bracket off the gearbox just the steel one.. Anyhow the box is in but I noticed that went the box was out the clutch plates were seperated is that the norm or have I broke something?.

As in they had come off from the plate? Can you show a picture of this? It is pretty unusual for this to happen, and if it has then it may have done some damage to the flywheel...