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Just got it back in!
I decided to remove the old axle seals and install the new ones once the tranny was installed because in is easy and there's lot's of room to work under there. Plus, I'm impatient and couldn't wait to pick up the seals on Tuesday.
The chain hoist worked fantastically well. The way I set it up you could change the centre of gravity by moving the position of the hook on the rod. This allowed the tranny to be tilted /swung to get it into position much more easily than from a jack below. I just left my lift hook bolted to the tranny as it would have been tricky to unbolt. I used the jack to support the weight when I needed to change the hook position.
Of course there had to be a problem. I got it into place and was trying to get it that last bit so I could get the bolts in. Then I noticed a small problem. Two pins and no holes to go into. After a short mild panic that the early and late gen1 trannies were different, I calmed down and attempted to spin the extra one out of the tranny with a vise grip. I guess the tranny had an extra pin from it's last home corroded in. It came out without too much trouble. After that it was smooth sailing.
I decided to leave the struts / brake / axle assembly attached at the top. They just hang from the strut mount. Saved a few bolts and any crazy brake bleeding.
Pics later...
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