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Once you have replaced the seals, or if you have decided you aren’t going to (bad idea), you can seal and torque the center cover back on.
After you have the center cover sealed stand the transmission back up on end and finish assembling the gears that go inside the extension housing. The synchro and shift fork go first followed by the gear and big washer. On the washer the side with a shoulder goes towards the bearing.

The last thing on this particular shaft is the nut. Once you get it tight don’t forget to dent it so it can’t back out. You can also use the chisel to tighten it back up, but it isn’t the approved way to do it.

You can finish putting all the gears back in and check your endplay for the reverse shaft. To do this you will measure the height of the bearing from the gasket surface and the depth of the race in the extension housing from the gasket surface. Subtract the second measurement from the first, this is your endplay.

Once you have your endplay set, you can use the cherry picker to set the adapter housing back on. I set it all the way down to make sure everything went together easily and then lifted it back up to put the sealer in. Once you have the sealant in set it back down and torque it.

You can put these two bolts back in at this time, don’t forget the sealant.