LOL. I found it easier to mate the engine to the transmission, not the other way around. I can pull and re-install the 2.6 in less than 5 hours, and that's with a lunch break.

How did I get so good at it?

I built an engine out of JY parts and a new head. I got careless at the end and installed the clutch plate backward. The next weekend, I had to pull the engine, flip the clutch, and put it back in... and 2 weeks later, I had an awful racket/knocking. I pulled the oil pan, checked all the bearings (good), and found the flywheel was loose (I didn't put threadlocker on the bolts, oops). I pulled the engine again, popped off the clutch again, and pulled each bolt to put threadlocker on, torquing each one again to 101 lb-ft. I then installed the engine again. All in all, the last time I started at 10:30 in the morning, and finished by 3:30.

Don't be like me. Read the FSM carefully before each bolt is installed.

"A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living." - John F. Kennedy

Proud owner of an 88 Montero (with a blown engine).