Timely . . . Just before christmas, I was at my buddies place in Spokane, and we rebuilt a small block 727 . . . he is the seasoned vet, and I had NEVER pulled a tranny apart before. Course he made it look easy, but realistically, having the book, and the tool for holding the pistons down on the springs in order to get the snap rings in, made everything way easy !!!

I figure you just take your time, pull it apart, inspect everything and replace your steels & clutch discs & thrust bearings/washers and your seals, and you will be good to go !!!

Course my buddy has a hot tank washer unit - man it works great !!! So the case was like brand new again !!! . . .never used a slide hammer to pull the front pump out of the case, took the guts out and then just "tapped" the front pump out using a hammer and extension . . . .

After doing this one tranny, with his help, I would certainly say, go for it !!! . . .

Cheers

Mark