Removing Automatic Transmission

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Is it possible to remove a 2 speed automatic transmission without also pulling the engine from a 1959 Galaxie with a 292cu. in. motor. There is a steady drip of trans fluid from the front of the transmission when the motor is running. It appears to have been worked on not too long ago before I bought the car. I removed the inspection cover and looked in there while it was running and it just appears to be streaming down from "somewhere up in there".