Yep, hence the pain in the butt when trying to get it out. The one dealer's mechanic told me it takes 4 days to get it out???? I think that is crazy, 32 hours to get a little machine's tranny out, I don't think so.
That said, are their any links to threads or info of guys that have done this themselves?
just remove the cargo box and the rear axle assy then separate at the bell housing and bench it. there are two splined couplings in the diff case that allow you to separate the hydro from the gear tranny