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Good question! I do know that in a gasser transmission once you drop the pan, you get the overfill protector dropping in your face so be careful. The overfill protector is a long plastic float that reaches up into the dipstick tube. You also have to remove the pan to get to the tranny filter.
This is on gassers but I have to assume our trannies are similar.