Just a quick question to anyone who's had experience rebuilding these transmissions. Does the valve body need to be separated from the channel plate in order to remove the retaining clip that holds the boost valve assembly in place? Judging by the pictures I've seen the clip comes out the side the channel plate mates to. I thought maybe I could just pull the two ends on the clip away from the spot where it seats on the "end cap" and slide everything past it. Just trying to avoid waiting for a gasket kit to come in and dealing with check balls...
