Originally Posted by kairojya

you doing it without a lift? i used 2 floor jacks and had 2 people help control them, turned the tranny almost upside down, also i put a block of wood on another jack and lifted the front of the motor up by the very front of the oil pan

you could also loosen your motor mounts and get the same effect, having the motor tilt backwards making it easier to get the input shaft to slide in