[benoit454]

It is pretty easy. I've done mine about 3 times by myself pretty much.

I start out taking the top 2 or 4 bellhousing bolts out from up top. I can get 2-4 from my car usually 3 for sure, and barely get the fourth, on the 86 k10 I could get almost everyone from up top. A wrench is a must up there though, ratchet wrench definately faster and easier.

Disconnect the kickdown cable from the carb, and remove it from the bracket, route it out and back over to the passenger side, lay it over there for now. Remove the distributor cap, lay it up towrds the carb, or remove it and each wire. Label if you are not familiar with the wiring order.

Jack up the vehicle, I try and go as high as my jackstands allow for my room, but I'm on concrete also. As they said remove the driveshaft, at least from the rear end, you can leave it in the trans for now to keep fluid in it, OR drop the trans. pan and drain the fluid.

I then remove the mentioned torque convertor bolts.

Take the shifter arm/cable off the lever on the side of the trans. In some cases the exhaust might need to be removed or at least taken loose from the headers, y-pipe, or cat or whatever else might be in the way.

You can remove the dipstick from the trans now or leave it in, might make it hard to get out later. Then I usually put a jack under the trans pan, remove the mount bolts on the frame and transmission, then loosen the crossmember, and slide it back or pull it out. I then find it easier to let the whole trans and engine down together, tilting it downwards in back, that gives you easy access to the cooler lines. Remove thoose, and if you want remove the kickdown cable from the trans. I usually leave mine on. Then I'll take a long extension and sometimes a swivel or wobble and get the rest of the bellhousing bolts. Then wiggle it back and let it on down, or jack it back up level and do it.

I found many ways to put it back in also,

either throw it on you and try to ma handle and wrestle it in there, or find an easy way like I do.

I made a couple transmission jack adapters for my regular floor jack out of a wide board, a couple short pieces for sides to sandwich the pan, and a couple pieces of old dog chain to secure it. I then center drilled a hole, by measuring to find the center, and ran a bolt down through the board into the part of the jack where the cup usually sits.

I've also took a couple ratchet straps, hooked them to the frame on both sides, threw the trans in on top of them, and cranked the straps to raise the trans in place, or at least enough to put the jack under it.

Or just throw it up on the jack once you get them both under there.