Hey there! I have a friend who is trying to remove the transmission from his 1942 LA John Deere. He has all the bolts removed that attach the transmission to the rear housing. It seems like the tranny should just slip right off, but it does not. We can get it so far and it just sort of rocks back and forth and springs back. It has 2 dowel pins for alignment purposes. I am a Ford man myself and have never played with JD at all. We are afraid to put too much pressure prying around in fear of breaking the housing. Calling ALL John Deere pros! We need your help! Thanks for any information! Maybe jts just stuck on those dowel pins and needs a little grunt work?