small question

[RangerDangerguy]

i have a 96 Ranger 4wd
my clutch just started to go bad, and upon inspection i found a fluid leak, that seems to be coming out of the bell housing so im assuming that the leak is coming from the slave cylinder. so i will probably have to lower the tranny to get to it. im prepared for all that but i have never actually done a job like this. so im asking for some tips/pointers on how to do the job most effectively anything helps
also do i have to remove the exhaust in order to lower the transmission??

 

[RangerX]

There's a couple threads here on the topic, one is a how-to, I think.
If you have the 4.0, you'll want to remove the exhaust, other engines I don't know.
A transmission jack will really help.
The hardest part, and what you should do the most searching on, is getting the clutch bled properly when you are done.