Originally Posted by trader4

He's not intending to rebuild the TC, nor is there any reason to
do so from what I've heard. His only interest in the TC was concern
that the female spline part on the TC was compromised by the failed front shaft that the dealer replaced. That *might* be true. The dealer
apparently didn't think that the TC part was a problem, they replaced
just the front shaft. But if he
does nothing and it fails someday, other than being stranded on the side of
the road, the cost of the eventual *possible* repair is the same as
if he does it now, preemptively. That was my point.