Got it out and thats all the time I had this weekend. My previous links spell things out OK but I did have some issues pulling it. If you can, disconnect the tie rod shaft so it drops down a bit and you'll save a bunch of time. Not doing that I had to....
- Drained the diff and put the plug back in.
- Really jack up the front end.
- Drop down the passengers side until the pass diff side was pointed straight at the ground. The includes pushing the lower mount point up and clear.
- Then I had to lift up and rotate the diff towards the rear of the truck to clear the top mounting point.
- After fully rotated to the rear I could then clear the cross member with the input shaft point and drop the damn thing.
**** me, what a pain. I hope I get this damn thing done before winter. Oh and since changing the fluid 2 months ago the magnet on the plug was covered with metal shavings. I hope I can salvage this thing and not need to buy a new one.