[jdw]

If for whatever reason you want the trans out, pull them both. If not, leave it in there. They're both doable, and they both have issues. You've gotta support the trans if leave it in, so if you're gonna be pushing it around the shop in the off hours you may want to just pull it all so you can set it aside without it flopping around in there. Also, I don't like doing the torque converter bolts from underneath.