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Cool! Sounds easy enough!

Well, easy is a relative term when yanking a tranny and transfer case out of a 4x4...

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Words of advise , been there got the battle scars .

First is you MUST SPREAD the frame to get the trans crossmember out , you might be able to the snot out of it to get it out but there is NO WAY it's going back in without MORE .

There is an access hole on the inside of the frame rail just behind the crossmember , I'll have to look at mine tonight but you put the jacking tool of your choice , a 4ton porta power works best but I have used a bottle jack and a jacking screw setup before I got the bottle jack in the past , on the bottom edge of the frame rail at I am pretty sure the rear corner of the hole , just spread the frame enough so you can lift the crossmember up and out the rear after you have jacked up the trans/transfercase and removed the trans mount , then release the pressure off the frame , do the same thing in that order to put it back in . there are 4 holes on the outside of the framerail to get to the nuts for the trans crossmember bolts . Trans hardware is SAE , crossmember stuff is METRIC

The easiest way to handle the assembly now is to REMOVE the transfer case , lower the trans just enough so you can get a stubby ratcheting 9/16 wrench on the top bolts , drain the transfer case first , its not that hard to handle alone , use a floor jack or better a trans jack . Then pull off the trans , best way to get the trans to engine bolts is a LONG extension and a impact grade SWIVEL 9/16 socket .

Reverse disassembly procedure

I have done it a couple times on my back ALONE in about an hour or so.