BTW Ray et. al., the trans is out now, and I had to de-crud it before I'd let it in the garage with the rest of the nice parts...I've never seen such a filthy trans before. The TC seal appears to have been leaking, and the combination of dirt road dust and ATF creates something like concrete when exposed to heat
It was a PAIN to get off. But, the AT and engine are happily together again, sitting next to each other in the right bay of the old two-car garage, so tomorrow it's jack up the front end and pull the centerlink, finally 
I hope it isn't an obstinate pain to remove...I hate those tapered steering attach bolts, they never come off easily.
My old Pitman arm puller got quite a workout, you could hear the "ching" when the tapered joints gave way all the way in the house!
