I hope someone may be able to help me.

I bought a used White 2-44 which is basically the same tractor as an Oliver 550. The white 2-44 is a construction tractor with a backhoe.

The Bevel pinion shaft and differential had problems and the parts were hard to find and VERY expensive so I took the advice of a few local tractor parts stores and I swapped the Transmission and and rearend, housing and all with a 550 tranny and rearend. I used my centerframe that houses the clutch shaft and PTO parts. I never touched the clutch or pressure plate. They stayed attached to the tractor as I split the tractor and bolted on the 550 tranny to the centerframe. After putting it all back together I could not get the tractor in gear. THe gears work fine and I can find all the gears but the clutch is not dis-engaging. 

I followed more advice and changed the clutch, smae problem. I put new Lever return clips on my pressure plate. same problem. I tried adjusting even though I did not change any of these parts in the first place. THe centerframe and cluth assembly are the same as before the swap. The tractor went in and out of gear just fine before the swap. 

I have been working on this problem for two months now. Splitting the tractor, adjusting and re-bolting. 
Please help me if you know of anything that might be the problem.

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