And then... busted out the new SACHS clutch kit. (I haven’t installed any SACHS parts since I worked at a bike shop all through high school...). It was time
And lined everything up... input bearing (installed), heat shield, manual fly wheel (automatic flywheel already removed), clutch disc, pressure plate, throwout bearing, input shaft guide tool.
And then... got my input bearing ground down by a local machine shop. I had two of them prepared. Wasn’t cheap but it should work. I guess I have one for the next guy that does a 617a swap.