Great steps. For a C4. Now let's enhance them to include a C6:
1) First ensure your health insurance is paid up and it covers insanity.
2) Get a friend who you know to be very intelligent and has tremendous common sense. Tell him what you plan to do and then listen seriously to him as to why you should not do it.
3) Buy a tranny jack. A very expensive one. In case your cracked ribs are not enough reminder, use the tranny jack to remind yourself to never attempt a tranny pull again.
4) Get a part time job with McDonald's for two weeks (or Burger King, or Jack-in-the-box), and take your first paycheck to a tranny shop so they can r&r and rebuild your transmission, and guarantee it, and get dirty, and risk all the rest....! And all it cost you was a few days of minor labor free food.
5) And of course since nobody ever follows the last step, get a big old block of wood and a big hammer so that you can bang the wood with the hammer to vent all the frustrations you will encounter while attempting a tranny pull. Your dog and girlfriend will appreciate this step.
"Why oh great Doc Pepper do you say this?"
I'll tell you:
I removed my C6 from the T-bird, which in my case involved a whole bunch of 2x6's instead of a proper tranny jack, a whole bunch of wriggling, tottering, and balancing a very heavy tranny, and multiple skin abrasions and cuts. And a three foot long socket extension.
I then rebuilt it following all the steps of a very expensive manual (OK, $15.00 manual), ...... three times. Each time re-installing and then re-removing the tranny only to rebuild it again.
Finally, with it slipping and sliding all throughout its operation, I drove the car to the tranny shop, only to find out that I had a bad valve body assembly (everything else was perfect).
Sad thing is, after 90,000 miles it needs to be rebuilt again,......
and I will try again (see, I never bought that expensive tranny jack as a reminder!)
Actually, a decent tranny shop can r&r a tranny, rebuild it, and guarantee it for about $500 (Hey! Shop around!). If you do it yourself, you will need to buy a torque converter, a complete overhaul kit, 12 quarts of fluid, (a tranny jack), a new fluid pump, front seal and bearing, totalling about $350.00 anyway. And remember, for every shortcut you take (like not replacing that front bearing), you will be r&r'ing that tranny again real soon.
But if you are so intent upon doing it yourself:
1) Make sure you have quality jack stands that go up at least 30 inches (the 2 ton jacks just won't do). FOUR of them. Get the whole car up in the air.
2) GET A TRANNY JACK! A good one. And buy it. If you are successful, you will use it again, and not worrying about how many days rent you owe on a rental is worth it. Hey, you can always sell it to the next BYM when you are done.
3) TAKE YOUR TIME! You have no idea how many injuries and deaths occur because someone was in a hurry removing a tranny from a car.
4) WHEEL CHOCKS! Hey you are removing the tranny and disabling the emergency brakes. What else is there that keeps the car from rolling? And since you only purchased 2 floor jacks...
5) A manual. AND READ IT!
6) A friend. And make sure he isn't angry with you.
7) A very clean workplace. one grain of dirt or sand and you can kiss your rebuild good-bye.
The good news (unfortunately) is that if you are successful, it feels great!
Oh and if you need a manual, save your money. I'll send you mine!