[randy wilson]

The lazy mans way to line up a bellhousing, is get every size off set dowel, pull factory dowels out, take an input shaft, slide a trans collar over it, slide it through the clutch with bellhousing loose, into pilot bearing, make sure collar enters the snug part of the bellhousing, install the proper off set dowels, and the trans will slide in and out like its not even there. it's a poor mans version of the browell tool, which we now use. Most pilot bearing problems result from misaligned trans. Hope this helps.