I got everything disconnected under the truck this past weekend. Linkage, lines, wires. I had to cut the tranny lines as I was not able to fish them out. I would have prefered to save them as they were in nice shape. I cut them with a line cutter so they could be flared, coupled, and reused. Not that I have any plans too I just hate ruining good parts. I need to find some plugs for my radiator and the transmission to keep fluid in and debris out.
Next step is to unbolt and drop the tranny. I am debating leaving the t-case attatched. I have two floor jacks, a bottle jack, and some ratchet straps to get everything safely to the ground.