>Unless you have a lift, and plenty of help, PULL THE ENGINE!
I second that. My experience is with the a '60 and '62 Alpine, but it was much easier to pull the engine tranny from the top, then to pull only the tranny from the rear. My '62 had a 1st gear that would pop out so I swapped in the '60 transmission. I did it from the bottom. NEVER again! When the clutch went I pulled the entire assembly. More connections to deal with, but less of a hassle. After that lesson, I have always pulled the engine/tranny combo on OBSCs (Old British Sports Cars).
Besides, think of all the cleaning you can do while the engine is out ;-)
Steve Hoult '89 MR2 SC ASP9 www.mr2sc.com Got Boost?