I've had mine out a couple of times too, I didn't find it "that easy". Wait, compared to what? My friend pulled his T5 out of his FFR, what a nightmare that was, I'll take the ERA please!
Are you runnning a bushing or a bearing for your pilot hole in the back of the crankshaft? I'm running a bearing and the trans snout fits VERY TIGHT in the bearing hole. My trans doesn't exactly "slip right in there", thats the toughest part, getting the last 1/2 inch to put the trans bolts in!