Center Force Dual Friction Clutch

[PH68CAMARO]

Spent all night trying to get my 4 speed muncie back in with no luck , the tranny end of the shaft would not find its way into the new needle pilot bearing any ideas, we used the clutch tool to align everything prior. every time it looked like it would just mis align on the edge of the bearing. i have never run into this being that hard any thoughts before we get into again tonight would be great .