Help. It doesn't shift.

[tsteiner61]

Hoping someone can help me get it in gear here.

Just finished putting in the new 4-speed for the Dart. Just one small problem. I can't get it to go into gear. Here's what I know so far.

1. The freeplay at the clutch pedal has been adjusted to approximately 1 inch. It feels right and also I actually had someone else step on it and did a visual under the car and the pressure plate is lifting when the clutch is depressed. Although I am not sure exactly how far it is supposed to move.

2. The trans will go into all gears when the engine is off. Also, it will go into all but R if I lift the rear wheels, although it takes some effort.

3. As soon as I put the wheels down, it becomes physically impossible to get it into any of the forward 4 speeds and when I try to get R it just grinds.

4. The shifter is a Hurst competition plus and was adjusted by putting a nail through the small holes on the throws to line it up for neutral crossover.

I thought maybe still too much freeplay so I tightened it up gradually and kept trying until there was almost no freeplay and still same results as above. So I went the other way and increased the freeplay beyond 1 inch and then I couldn't even get it in gear with the rear wheels up.

Any idea what is wrong here. Any advice on stupid things I should check. This is my first manual.

Oh yeah. The clutch and plate are new from MPP, and the 4-speed has just been rebuilt.