Thanks for everyone's patience while I try to understand what's going on with my Raider.

I parked on a steep incline one day, facing uphill, and *immediately* after that I thought I heard the transmission making noise. Then I simply drove up a very steep incline (driveways both, oddly) and the very moment I drove away from it, the transmission made even more noise. A bearing even squealed a little bit! I've driven very little since.

My theory was that the rear output seal on the transmission was shot, and that it had poured out some 90w and was low. I have had the truck parked, and finally got time and energy to clean the garage to make room for the truck, replace the bulb in my work light, and get under it. I opened the filler and at first nothing came out, but it was cold. A moment later, 90w dripped out slowly. My understanding is that if it were low, none would have come out at all.

All that said, I have some questions that I'm hoping the local experts can shed some light on:

- Why, if the fluid level is still normal, did the transmission make more noise after being on those inclines?
- Is there *anything* I can do other than pull the transmission and replace all the bearings and seals?
- In accordance with the previous question, FastEddy has mentioned more than once running KM145's with ATF after flushing with diesel. Is it too late to do such a thing?
- Lastly, if all is lost, how much damage will I do by driving it about 20m per week? Or is any driving inadvisable at this point?

Thanks so much for any and all advice given