That would probably work but I'm not sure it would be any easier. The trans that I had redone the bolts came loose and they didn't fall out they actually sheared off some of the heads dropping a few of them in the bottom of the case where there wasn't enough room for them and the ring gear it cracked the bottom cover.
I was lucky it was repairable and the gears were OK. It could have been much worse.
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