pushin' the torque tube in

[Justin Shelton <justinshelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Guys:

I am having trouble getting my torque tube assembly
pushed all the way up to mate with my transmission. 
The front of the torque tube (where the rubber
trunnion is) is about 1 inch from the rear of the
tranmission and will not move any further forward.

I think that the splines are not lining up properly. 
To try to line them up, I've tried using a blunt,
flat-head screwdriver to nudge the yoke (through that
1" gap) little by little, but without any success. 
I've also wiggled and jiggled the rear end, but that
didn't work either. 

Transmission is in neutral.

Back when I got very nice, detailed instructions from
Frank, Joe, and Tom, Tom mentioned that it could be
reassembled with a "medium amount of swearing."  Well,
I've long since passed the "medium" point, and the
aggrevation is just exacertabed by having to lie on a
freezing cold concrete floor to get this baby
together!

Thanks for any help guys.

- Justin

PS - Yes, this is the same '62 Classic whose
transmission I pulled back in like July and took in to
be rebuilt.  I've not totally been sitting around with
my thumb up my butt doing nothing since then, I just
got distracted by a rebuild on my Scout's 304 and then
tinkering with my '62 wagon, which now runs and has
brakes but still sticks in first!