Thanks Jeff! Gearbox feels good, no slop in the shafts and I don't recall it making any funny noises. I'm going to pull it apart and clean it up and put in new oil/grease, I'll find out then if it needs anything.
The transfer shaft is worn a little on the driveshaft side bearing. The bigger problem there is the aluminum shaft holder is worn. It looks like the driveshaft slip joint was not properly lubricated at some point and put excessive side force on the shaft when raising/lower causing the sprocket to eat into the aluminum. I have over an 1/8" of side to side slop. I was thinking of getting some delrin washers to take up the slack and center the sprocket. Thoughts? If I can find the bearings cheaper than $25 each, I'll probably take you up on a new transfer shaft. Otherwise it will wait till next yr.
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Bill