any advice?

 

Lol match the holes up and don't over torque the bolts

 

I can't get it to sit flush

 

Whats holding it up? Warped? Get a new one.

 

I had the same problem with my RR, just go slowly, make sure all the pins & starter gear is place on correctly & flush...double check all screw is snuggly fasten...especially the one that holds the stator.

It's tricky, but be patience....keep trying...

 

Oh...did you clean out the old gasket? I used a razor blade (carefully remove the old gasket) the clean/scrape using my fingernails...you gotta get ALL old gasket off

 

Then when stator cover is in placed, all pins & holes line up straight, hand screw on all bolt, then use tool to screw in bolt ( rotate ) just do 1 or 2 turns and then move to the opposite side. You want to screw on each bolt little at a time. You don't want to focus on one screw at a time. Just one turn, then move to next bolt, go thru all of them until cover sits flush. takes patience, good luck and don't over torque

 

Thanks, I'll let you know if I snap another fastener