[Excaliber]

I put mine in with engine and trans together and your right, getting the last few inches of the lift to reach was not pleasant. I would set the engine down in the bay on boards and reposition the engine attachment to the hoist. That made the angle pretty steep but I had a couple of helpers to lift the rear and with some intense "manuvering" it did fit.

My trans is SO hard to "stab" I felt I had little choice but to drop the whole combination in. When the dust had cleared, yeah I was happy I did it that way, would do it again. BUT once is enough for me thanks!

If the tranny would "slip right in", maybe I would have done only the engine. But with nothing to support the engine at the back without the trans, what do you do then?

On the ERA the trans tunnel cover comes out of the way completely. On the SPF???