[Daox]

Alright, here is the next step I took. I got a ratchet strap, hooked it on each end of the trans, and wrapped the middle around the chassis beam. With this, I was able to keep tension on the transmission.





Then, I started at it with a flat bladed screw driver and a hammer slowly pulling it apart. Then, I found what was hanging things up... no surprise here, rust! The locating pins on the trans/engine were seized up. There was no big pop and it coming loose, it had to be fought the entire way off. Here are pics of both locating pins. These will definitely get cleaned up and lubricated before being put back together! Though hopefully the trans won't have to come off again for a very long time.







Victory!