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Originally posted by John H. Meredith:
Dear Tom;

The disc is probably just 'off center' slightly is all, NOT to worry.

This was it.

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With someone helping; start the trans in, hold in place, loosen the clutch cover from the flywheel slightly to 'free up the disc" & it should slide "right in" etc.
and this fixed it.


Thanks guys for all the ideas. Went out this morning and started with John's suggestion.
Splined the tranny in then backed all the clutch bolts out about a 1/4 turn. Bingo. In it went.

1953 2dr 150 with '59 261
1964 Bel Air with stock ~69 230
1961 Biscayne with stuck 235
tore up '53 235