How to remove transmission

You need to remove the transmission to get that plate off and the started . 6 for the bell housing 2 for the started .4WD is tougher its a lot of work .

There is an inspection plate under the car at the bell housing. Remove the bolts and hand turn the engine over and start removing these bolts you see.

I take it you have lost all the original bolts. Best trick would be to measure the approx size of the holes and get a few close sizes from hardware store (grade 5 or better). Test each until you find correct thread pitch (should be coarse). Next, measure total depth of hole and thickness of bell housing and select bolt with washer that lacks 1/8th to 1/4 of bottoming out.

If you are talking about the two bolts on top of the bell housing. You will need a three foot extension with a swivel and 15 mm socket. To access the top bolts you need to put your jack with a piece of wood under the transmission pan, jack it up just enough so you can remove the rear cross member then slowly lower your jack supporting the trans. Until you see those top bolts approx. Three inches assuming you have removed all the other bolts on bell housing and the three bolts that attach the flywheel to the pumpkin.

place the car on a hoist .--- remove the tail shaft.-- support the rear of the engine .--- remove the inspection plate under bell housing--remove battery positive lead-- place a jack or other mobile support under the transmission-- undo the rear engine mount cross member.--- disconnect all wires and connections--If manual remove the gear lever and turret from inside the car or disconnect linkages to the box------ if auto remove the bolts holding the converter to the flex plate and push the converter back towards the gear box. use a piece of thin wire to hole it there by tying a bolt hole back to the bell housing inspection bolt hole. IF manual and auto ---remove the bell housing bolts and pull gear box straight back . watch for transmission oil coming out of the rear of the transmission. Installation is reverse process.

Buy one bolt from dealer --then the rest at a better
price else where

You know the width of the trans flange & the depth
of the engine threaded hole, so you need to be a little
short, so not to bottom out

Learning how to measure metric threads is something
you got to learn

You need a chart & know how to do the math as well, to
convert decimal to metric

Working on a car today is not like the 1960's

You need a micrometer & a vernier caliper

I use them almost every week,helps of coarse
if you stared out a machinist I guess

TRANSMISSION REMOVAL IN STEPS.
The Drive Shaft

• Using a 1/2-to-2-ton floor jack, lift the front of the truck and place jack stands under the frame. Once the truck is lifted enough for you to safely move around under it, begin removing the four bolts connecting the U-joint between the drive shaft and the rear axle. When you pull the drive shaft out of the tail shaft, transmission fluid will pour out of the tail shaft, so place a drip pan or oil-changing pan under the tail shaft of the transmission.
  

Lines And Linkage

• If the truck is an automatic, you will need to remove two transmission lines from the passenger side of the transmission by the bell housing close to the transmission dip stick. If it's a manual transmission you won't have those lines, but you will have shifting linkage on the driver's side of the transmission. Depending on the year of the truck, the linkage is held on by either a cotter pin or locking-sleeve washer. You will also need to remove the speedometer cable. If it's an older truck, it will be a hard-cased cable similar to the emergency brake cable that threads onto the driver side of the transmission just before the bell housing. If the truck is a newer model, it will be an electrical set of wires attached to a plug on the tail shaft.
  
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Remove From Engine

• Remove the transmission mount bolt that holds the tail end of the transmission to the cross member on the frame. You will need to either use wood blocks or a jack to support the weight of the transmission. Take out the nine bolts on the bell housing that attach the transmission to the engine--there is one on the top center of the bell housing, two along each side of the bell housing and two on each side at the bottom next to the guide pins.
  

Remove From Vehicle

• Once removed, maneuver the transmission to the rear of the truck about 6 inches until it clears either the clutch kit of a manual or the torque converter of an automatic. When the transmission is free, lower the bell housing end of the transmission down until the tail shaft is clear of the cross member.
  

You'll need Hydraulic Floor Jack, Jack Stands, Wrench Set, Socket Set with extensions, Screwdrivers, Pliers, HAmemr, Pry bar, Fluid Drain Pan, Light, Rags, Containers to organize nuts and bolts, and possibly an assistant to help you out.
Then follow these steps:
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable
2. remove the black plastic air intake to create some room
3. Remove the transmission fluid dipstick and if possible the dipstick tube
4. Remove all brackets, hoses or cables that connect the engine and transmission
5. Locate starter motor and remove easily accessible starter bolts
6. Remove any of the top bell housing to accessible engine bolts
7. Chock rear wheel to raise the front of the vehicle
8. Drain all transmission fluid
9. Put the oil pan back in its position but only tighten the nuts by hand
10. Remove the driveshaft by removing the 4 U-joint bolts that hold the driveshaft to the rear differential
11. Disconnect all electrical connectors and hoses
12. Detach the oil cooler liens of the transmission
13. Remove the starter bolts
14. Remove the torque converter for the flywheel bolts
15. Remove all the bolts and nuts that are holding back the transmission mount
16. Remove the cross member
17. Remove the exhaust crossover pipe
18. Remove the transmission bell housing bolts
19. Now remove transmission from the engine and bring it down to the floor by removing the remaining bell housing bolts.
20. Lastly, remove the torque converter from the transmission
To know more in detail, please refer to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7PVog9gD2o

remove the air cleaner assembly to remove the upper bell housing bolts.you need a engine support fixture to support the engine,you have to raise van with a lift to support van,besure to remove crankshaft position sensor from the transmission bell housing.you have to drain transmission fluid in a catch pan,remove both front axles.you need transmission jack support transmission.to do this job you will need a haynes repair manual because you have a list of things need to be removed before removing transmission, you need all basic mechanic tool set.

Make sure you have removed all the bolts ....you will have to pry hard to remove it out .....be careful not to crack the bell housing ..Pry around the bell housing .good luck