haha.
everything i take off is placed into sequentially numbered bags.
My only hiccup was if you have the gear stacks on their side like i did, the layshaft (the gears not connected to the input shaft) can slide forward about an eighth of an inch. There is a shim/thrust bearing race that can (and did) actually become dislodged and move off axis underneath the 6th gear, but you can’t see it. I only noticed it when i was putting the oil pump cover/bearing retainer back on and the shims were causing the input shaft bearing to sit about 1/32 too high.
I had to pull it all back apart. But I’ll never make THAT mistake again.
It’s going in the car tonight. When i pulled it out, i was unable to get it in reverse by pulling on the linkage. Now i can, and i verified full engagement through the oil pan. The problem should be solved. 