well, after talking to couple of transmission places, they all felt that rebuild in their shops quite do able. i supply the kit and they do the work, with some guarantees, but this down the road a bit. First step is to pull the transfer case, then pull the transmission (just what i wanted to do, damn thing is heavy) My young friend Mike gave me some tips about the bearings and seals and he thinks that just might be a seal, they dry out, and this thing sat for ??? many years???. time to go get dirty again....... tranny coming out today YUK