Er, either drop the whole rear end mess, which I don't like to do but have done, OR do it "my way", as Constantine alluded to. I've done the TT and TC bearings on an AT and the TT on a 5-speed, w/o dropping the rear end. Here's a summary of the AT process...
http://www.billsworkshop.com/P928S4/TT/torquetube.htm

It's not easy either way (5-speed is much easier). The main issues with "my way" are getting the bellousing out so the front of the TT will be able to drop down when you are ready to pull it out, getting to the upper rear TT bolts (requires 2-3 feet of 1/2" drive extension), removing the 2 upper TC cover Allens (very tight to the tunnel - requires a short cut-off Allen in a very small ratchet.)

The advantage of "my way" is you don't have to drain the tranny and remove the fluid lines to it or drop the heavy SOB, as well as all the rear end stuff (axles, calipers, rotors, parking brake line, coilovers, crossmember, various sensor wire couplers).

 

Long bolts are a great idea! Thanks! I tryed it and it's kind of working... I got the crossmember/transmission down a few inches, but it stopped comming down for what ever reason. Oh I suppose it should help to mention that the engine is out of the way now, so I know it's not the front of the torque tube. Something in the rear area is keeping the crossmember from moving dow any more... Any ideas?

 

The shocks and swaybar would hold things up. Be careful not to stress any of the sensor wires (ABS, brake pad) or the brake lines and parking brake line.

 

Wow Bill, from the pics on your site it looks like you lowered the from to the torque tube a good bit. Did that give you enough room between the floor of the car and the top of the torque tube to put the "extra" long extension to the bolts?

 

We did not lower the rear crossmember at all. Sliding the tranny back an inch may have helped gain more clearance in the tunnel. To slide the tranny back you have to unfasten the parking brake lines from the crossmember (two 10mm nuts) and pull them down out of the way as well as loosen the tranny mounts, detach a couple of linkages and make sure the fluid lines have slack. I show all that in the pics. To get at those two upper TT to TC bolts, you do have to tilt the front of the TT down and use some LONG extensions with a breaker - they are VERY tight. Use 1/2" drive.

 

Thanks for all your help, I got it out today. Once I pulled the front of the TT down I was able to reach the top TT bolts with a long extension. Thanks again!!!