Another minor setback…

So, I dropped the oil out tonight (managed to get a bunch all over my hand, of course) in prep for pulling the engine…  Did a bit more cleanup of the outside of the cylinder, by hand with the brush and my spray bottle of degreaser…  Figured that I’d be able to pull the engine without removing the muffler, so I started poking around the bottom side of the engine to see what was what…  Okay, so popped the secondary drive belt off the variator, but you know, I can’t get the primary belt off…  So, into the manual I go, to see what the process is…
Well, the first step in removing the primary drive belt is “Remove the muffler” so that you can get all the belt guards and guides off…
Doh….  Okay, so back to the muffler….