rehoward

I am about halfway done with replacing the clutch in my 1993 K1500 4wd truck. What a pita it has been! Frozen exhaust bolts, sheared off exhaust studs, stuck crossover pipe. I even needed to remove the exhaust manifolds because the 3 studs on each side sheared off.
I finally got the cross over exhaust pipe removed, the drivelines removed, and now am ready to drop the 5 speed trans and transfer case.

My concern is, can I just unbolt the bellhousing and shove the trans/transfer case toward the rear of the vehicle or do I need to completely drop them out as a unit to gain access to the clutch and flywheel? This really has been a job from hell and I need to get it done. I jacked the truck up and it is sitting on stands 12" higher so I am crawling around under it doing the work.

If anyone has tips for accessing the clutch for replacement and dropping the trans/transfer case I would really appreciate some advice.

Thanks for your help.

Randy