So, why is it easier to pull the engine and tranny together instead of leaving the tranny in the car, besides getting the slines to align? The room I have to work in is limited, and for me it would be much easier to work with only the engine. Besides that, things keep coming up and my time is getting shorter as the week goes on.

Why is it that when I have the time to work on this thing, other things come up to take up that alleged spare time? Is it just me that this happens to?