Tommy,
Don't know if you're trying to mussle this out without a trans jack or what, but once the trans is unbolted from the bell housing, it gets pretty mean to juggle it around.
A tip that may give you some help....... take one of the tranny bolts down to your local home center and pick up four LONG bolts that match up thread wise. We're going to make some long "studs" to hang the tranny on while you slide it out. At home, cut off the heads and install them one by one into the bell housing. You can now slide the tranny back, and depending on how long the bolts are, slip it out from the pilot bearing, clutch disk, and TOB before the whole weight of the tranny becomes obvious
Also a great help putting it all back together too...... especially if your working alone.
Good luck