Yes, it is possible. The only drawback is if the little dogbone falls in after it goes through the hole, the pan will have to drop. In my case, I removed the B2 just to explore and it was broken. I temporarily repaired it with "alternative engineering" if you know what I mean and it has lasted 15,000 miles now. To hold the dogbone in, use a liberal amount of Transjel or if none is available, Vasoline is its closest cousin. The stuff melts away with just a little heat but as long as the parts are room temperature, you can apply some to the piston and dogbone and kinda mold them where you want and they'll stay. I used about a spoonfull of vasoline and it worked great for me. Maybe I got lucky but I did used to work for a transmission shop. Eric.

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1984 300D, 246k, veggie, sold
1982 300SD 301k