Justin; the splines are not lined up as you thought. Pull back on the whole thing and try again. I usually walk away from a problem like that for a day or two to clear out my head, then resume the job. Make sure the angle of attack is correct too, if the rear end is too low or high it will bind, so try raising or lowering the whole assy. The medium amount of swearing is only when you have a heated garage and a lift. I once pulled the tranny from a 65 Classic in Oregons March weather with a dirt driveway to rest on, so I know your problem. A big ol rock in the small of the back gets mighty old fast....Russ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com