Oil leak source?

[Zed Head]

If he's only dropping it to replace the seal he could work around it without sliding it out.  But, these simple projects almost always turn in to bigger "while-I'm here" projects.

I replaced my brake pads a short while ago and had to resist the urge to bleed the brakes and retighten the wheel bearings.  While I was there.  In and out, new pads, done.

[Zed Head]

The key to making the job easy is having the right tools to start.  A good stable lift for dropping the transmission, a way to support the back of the engine, a mallet or two for beating on things, some good prying tools. a clutch alignment tool, a way to lock the flywheel so you can get the bolts off, maybe a torch because they probably have thread locker.  

And a good step-wise plan.  There are some things that you want to plan for so that you get them right the first time.

[sweatybetty]

and, something soft to lay on if you are working on concrete. your back and shoulders will thank you if you do

Edited September 29, 2016 by sweatybetty

[Pop's Z]

+1 on the use of a lift. That's what I did, very difficult, but not impossible without a lift. I had the use of one and the owner of it to help. Still a 2 day job as I had to have the flywheel resurfaced. I just didn't want to go through the hassle of draining and removing the rad. and unhooking /rehooking everything. Just lazy, I guess. Remember to either drain the trans or use some sort of plug or you will cover your floor and possibly yourself with stinky trans lube. We use a front part of a damaged driveshaft that we removed the u-joint from...works perfectly. You will still have to remove the driveshaft, sway bar (if you have a rear bar), and the exhaust pipe. My header was in the way and we finally had to remove it, so I didn't save that much time and hassle by not R&R-ing the engine/trans as a unit. Have fun.

Cheers, Mike