Finally got a chance to pull the pig out of the rear end. Wasn't pretty, but I got it out. I'll take it to the Ring and Pinion Shop near Detroit tomorrow afternoon. The shop owner told me if he could save the gears he could rebuild it. It shows the tell tale writing of having spent time in a salvage yard. I'd assume that was before the catastrophic meltdown.
The truck started great and sounded pretty good a couple days ago when I moved stuff around in my barn so I could position the truck to work on it. I'll keep you posted as the situation progresses.
