Back in town and have resumed the removal. Flyinfish, THANK YOU for you input, time and effort. Line wrench set. I'll try to get those today! Thank you
I suspected I wouldn't have to diassamble much in regards to transmission cable and shift linkage. Justin didn't appear to have to do much and I'm terrible with reassembling stuff that appears delicate and adjusted to a certain extent. (I'm terrible when it comes to tune a chainsaw throttle or bike derailers, etc. That transmission cable looks like a prime culprit for such a delicate adjusting!) Thanks.
It's really not. Sounds like you may have already got it off, but just in case... there are two brackets stacked on top of each other. The top one is black and has a ball joint snap in type fitting that connects it to the TV cable. Don't worry about the adjustment, you do that from up top. There is a hex bolt on one side and a square nut on the other that holds it from spinning while you loosen it. It's a 12mm I believe. slide the bolt out and lift the bracket off the shaft. It will only go back on one way. Then do the golden bracket which connects to the shifter cable. This one I never disconnect from the cable. It has a similar bolt/square nut, only it's 13mm and facing the opposite direction. Remove it the same way and slide it over the shaft. It too will only go on one way when you reassemble do don't sweat it.
As far as changing the pump seal, it can go one of two ways. You can use a seal puller and hopefully pop it right out. Or you can have my experience in which it just bends but doesn't come out, and you have to remove & disassemble the pump and drive it out from the back side. IF you get to that point, we will have a ton of guidance for you. I hope you've been a good boy.
Also, when you reinstall everything, BE CERTAIN to lube up the seal & the torque converter shaft. That is, unless you found this to be so much fun that you want to do it again in a few days.