In the old days I used to spend a lot of time laying things out in strict order on huge big flat surfaces, making copious notes. Now I pick up my trusty digital camera.I hate working on gearboxes, always get so far and the panic starts, this is never going to all go back in the same place it came from, but there seems to be a gearbox god somewhere watching over me. Auto I would not know where to start
Vividly recall what seemed like the Chinese puzzle of selectors for one box, wrote down how to do it, once I'd got it done, with very strict admonitions to myself not to forget this and that, and not to try X when only Y will work.
But I'm like you with autos. They seem like witchcraft!
Doesn't help I don't like autos anyway. Although I have to say the TD5 box seems pretty good. Just feel less skilled driving one, and I love double declutching. Heeling and toeing, all that stuff.