>Just pull the trans. Its really not that hard to do. I have
>done it now 3 times, all by myself. This last time, the trans
>was out on the ground in 1.5 hours. You will need to have the
>front end on jack stands, and 2 other hydrolic jacks. You need
>one to support the weight of the motor. Use a piece of wood
>under the oil pan, and then put that jack under it. Then, use
>another jack under the tranny, and once everything is loose
>and bolts are out, slowly lower the trans to the ground. Has
>worked every time for me. Now, putting the trans back up to
>the motor is the PITA part. I tried to do this myself using
>the jack, but could only get it like 5" from getting to the
>block. I finally had someone help me out. I was at the fender
>of the car lifting at the top, towards the rear motor mount,
>and the guy on the floor was pushing up at the front motor
>mount, then i lined up the trans to the block, then got one
>good bolt in. Thats it. The trans is fukin heavy, so have
>someone farily strong at the bottom. Now i have an engine
>hoist that i am going to use from now on, just hook that up to
>each side of the trans and lift it into place..Now a one man
>job!


I've changed mine twice the same way you have. I was woundering if it would be possibly and easer to pull the trans out the top with the motor?