I got the front pump off with a puller made of a 2x4, 2 1' sections of 3/8" #16 threaded rod, some washers and nuts. Thanks for the idea Dodgem. Worked great. Then I removed the shift and kickdown levers from the shift shaft, and the neutral safety switch, and the E Clip that holds the park lock control rod to the valve body. Next I removed the 10 valve body bolts and took off the valve body and the accumulator servo/spring that it retains. Then I removed the front clutch band and components, then the front clutch and the rear clutch.

So I noticed the #3 washer between the input shaft and output shaft has a deep straight groove in it, is that normal? If not, what could have caused it? Picture below.