Cleaned off the handbrake plate, and refitted with a new fitting kit, shaft seal, handbrake cable, and shoes. Only problem is, I fitted a new 20mm nyloc on the output shaft, and wanged it up with a battery impact gun, then torqued to 107 foot lbs. The shaft then seems very stiff to turn. Wondering if Ive done some damage to the bearing.
Gearbox should be drained now, so got to fill it up with oil later. Need to buy a new front prop, as mine is very notchy. Took apart the joint to find a few of the cups dry, and have rusty needle bearings.