As part of my "manual hubs" project I replaced all the seals, and since I got that far I replaced the U-joints and the wheel bearings and races. I'm finally putting it all back together. Right caliper went on fine, but the left one won't. I've tried screwing the spindle nut down tighter temporarily to pull the disc in, but it still won't go in enough to sit right to let the long bolts holding the caliper aim right. Hammer isn't fixing anything, so more force is not the answer. Could it be the bolts that hold the spindle on?? I have fairly new brake pads, I'm almost tempted to just shave the outer pad or something to gain the clearance. Caliper went on fine when changing the pads months ago. Kinda at a loss here.

FWIW, the trouble disc now seems more inboard that the working disc/brake combo.