OK, so the problem was the pilot bearing in the flyhweel preventing the splines of the input shaft from inserting deep enough into the rear of the crank. It was removed, 2 pilot bearings (different p/n's) were installed into the rear of the crank. We should have enough clearance to install the tranny now.

The current problem is that I need a new Crank Position Sensor. Does anyone have p/n info. for one of these for a later (1992 or so?), 6 cyl, manual 190e 2.6?