OK so far so good. with 12 yr old (13 on June 14th) doing most of the work we got the motor off with only one stripped bolt. The bolts to the metal belt guard are off. I have the end bolt off and the torque converter removed. There was a thin bushing/sleeve that I took off and now the only thing remaining to get off is the last piece to the TQ. At least I think that is what it is. it is keyed onto the same shaft as the other previously mentioned items but won't slide off. I tried liquid wrench and a 3 jaw puller but stopped when it looked like the thing was bending.
Any clues on how to remove this last bit?
thanks in advance.
Mike 913-724-4604
edit: Found this vid on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlIKgXbggvY it shows that the back side of the converter is supposed to just slide off. will try heating the shaft with torch like he said. hopefully that works.