Hi everyone , any ideas ?. The box is coming apart this weekend and I am keen to crack on.   

Hi, when I had the chance to drive a short distance it really didn't want to go into gear without crunching...no synchro me thinks......however having opened it up all the bearings are shot and the box was full of water. As a result I plan to replace a much as possible in one go and hope to save the gears and some of the bigger parts depending on their condition. Having got this far it seems a shame not to do as much as possible rather than to have to re-visit it in a year or so.
I note that some kits have sealed bearings which I think is a good idea so am keen to at least get a kit that provides that.

I am hopefully going to strip it tomorrow so will post a few photos for everyone...at the very least it will provide some amusement !! .
All the small and wearable parts were going to be done as a matter of course but your opinion regarding the big stuff will be helpful.

Yah Percy.   I'm with you.  That inner bore really needs to be baby butt smooth.

Hi everyone,
Well I decided after much deliberation that there was nothing in my gearbox box that could be saved so opted for the Omix rebuild kit. I fancied the Novak one but after adding the cost of the new gears it became too expensive.
I was hoping the Omix kit would have everything required, as suggested in the adverts.
I have to say that I am a little frustrated. Apart from the bearings the rest appears to have been made in India with the obvious variation in quality, some good some not so good.
The gears look ok but it’s the small things that matter.
The spacers that go between the cluster gear roller bearings were so badly machined that they would not fit over the shaft or inside the bore. They were also much thicker than the originals which I managed to salvage.
There was no gear spacer that fits on the main shaft and only 72, and not 88, needle bearings!!.
As you can imagine the rebuild has stalled until I can source more bearings.
The front bearing retainer did have an oil seal machined into its inner face which seems the obvious solution to the old felt washer however the pivot for the clutch fork was ½ inch further forward which would upset the geometry of the clutch however I have managed to rectify this on the lathe.
I hope that you guys and girls have not experienced the same problems and am keeping my fingers crossed that it works ok once installed.
I will keep you updated.

Thanks for the reply Dutch Jeeper. I was a bit disappointed as it took three weeks for the kit to get to me at great expense and I had high hopes. As it is the box is still in bits on the bench whilst I source more needle bearings.
I am looking forward to the day when I can race around some country lanes in my Jeep.
I will add your links to my list of suppliers that I am building up and will bear them in mind in the future.
Cheers