[Bob Carriere]

Try to remove everything you can to see if the crank can be lifted from the engine bottom in one piece...... then you can remove the clutch pack and the flywheel.

However, having said that I did have to cut one crank...... because I could not reach all the bolts on the connecting rods...... the pistons were rusted solid in the cylinders...... pounding with a wooden block and a sledge hammer did not free them up.......

And it will take you a lot of Oxy-acetelyne to cut through the crank......

If I can be of any help to sort out your 2 speed T case let me know. You are in for some fine welding to rebuild those crossmembers. I can't understand why they had to cut the crossmembers for extra clearance.....

Yes trannies can hold a lot of water.... yet most gears and bearing will survive. By the way all bearing/race are available even today as aftermarket parts........ a good indusrial bearing centre will find you a matching bearing by measuring thickness and ID and OD...... do not go by the part numbers most have changed. The bottom rear bearing is difficult to find... all others are there for the picking NOS brand new...... same goes for the T case bearings and seals.

Bob C