[ischmitz]

I found the easiest way is to:

1. Drain oil and loosen everything but the four bolts holding the engine/tranny to the body

2. Slightly lift the car up with a single jack under the engine crank case to remove the rear wheels

3. Lower the car onto a furniture dolly (engine/tranny rests on dolly)

4. Remove the 4 bolts and walk the car up: many techniques. I use two axle stands under the rear sway bar mounts and a jack and the lift plate into the sides. The engine will remain on the dolly and once the car is high enough you can pull the engine/tranny combo out.

With this technique the engine can never DROP. Much safer than lifting the entire thing up first and balancing the engine/tranny on a floor-jack.....

Ingo