Not a thing. It might make it a little easier to get onto the upper bell housing bolts. But I was able to get them pretty easily by unbolting the transmission crossmember, letting the trans down a bit and then I was able to get to those bolts quite easily from the bottom, with a very long extension and a swivel socket. Before tilting the engine/transmission down at the rear, I removed my distributor just to make sure it didnt hit the firewall. I let it down just about to the point that the oil pan was going to contact the steering drag link.