A tranny jack would be really helpful, or you could build a cage out of wood that sits on the end of a regular floor jack. The auto is pretty heavy and can be awkward, plus spills a lot of fluid in the struggle to remove it, so its a pain using you knees to balance it on the end of a regular floor jack.

Harbor freight sells a cheap scissor style tranny jack which is just great though.

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