End of weekend update. I finished the rest of the pre-engine drop checklist. I ended up having to buy a puller to get the small arm off but after that everything else came off fairly easy.
I ended up removing the rear bumper and completely removed the axles to make some clearance. The only thing left to do is unbolt the engine and transmission, hopefully I can get around to that next weekend.
I only broke one bolt through this whole process, it was one of the 10mm bolts that hold the rear bumper “section” to the support to the body... oh well, should be an easy fix. I cannot wait to get this engine and transmission removed so I can clean everything up. There’s so much grime.
