removing the tranny in my 84 was a piece of cake. here is the run down.
disconnect the battery
support the engine somehow. You need to support it to the bus and not the
ground!  So get some chain and 2x4's and figure it out. That was the most
time consuming part.
Then unbolt the stuff attached to the tranny (clutch stuff, ground strap,
axles, linkage...). Then put a jack under the tranny (a rolling floor jack
is easiest) and unbolt the front of the tranny and then the engine. THen
lower the front of the tranny and slide it out leaving the engine hanging
in space. Now your tranny is on the floor jack. So slide it out from under
the bus, and drain the fluids and replace with redline.

The clutch is easy to remove. You'll probabyl want to surface the
flywheel. Do that by removeing the flywheel (8mm allen bolts i think- i
used an impact wrench to loosen the bolts) and bringing it to a machine
shop. Should cost under 50$. mine cost 18$. There are two surfaces to
machine so be sure the machinist knows that- which they should.  W/ the
flywheel out, be sure check to signs of leaks.

That should be enough to get you started.
cheers
matthew

Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, wayout wrote:

> I need to get in and replace my clutch....
>
> It is said in the Bentley gospel that the clutch may be removed / replaced
> by removing the tranny.
> I am a simple man with simple tools.
> My question is, is it easier to remove / replace the engine than the
> transmission?
>
> Thank you
>
> Jason Loewenstein
> Marysville / Tulalip, WA
> 85GL
>