I am pretty sure there is no point in even opening the axle up as the previous owner beat the crap out of this machine. I am not wealthy and really need my machine so looking at options, can I swap axle from a different model Kubota? I pulled the front drive with the hopes that it would simply be a coupler but they are in good shape. With the front in the air I can hold the input shaft and spin the front tires but there aren't any odd noises when i do that so this has me confused....