Need help pulling my 273

Thanks to all of you. It is a bit late in the game to go to a tranny shop now. We got most of the stuff disconnected last night. Still need to do the torque converter bolts and engine mounts, then pull it. I could see how dropping the tail of the tranny might help. We may have to do that. I think if the motor slides straight forward a couple of inches, that might be just what we need to start lifting and twisting and so forth to get it out.

Can you guys think of any other maintenance items that we might need to address while the engine is out?