I know it is a 2 year old or so Rock crawler kit with little time on it.  It is Geared so low, not driven much on the street anymore... ÂÂ
The complete kit is sold with input shaft, high output gear, new counter gear, counter shaft & bearings, thrust washers and gaskets.
So these parts should be new.
Nice to know that others are driving the kit with no issues.  Maybe i'll trailer it up this time, and then later replace all the T-case bearings as a measure of safety.
I checked the trans using my usual method,  Place the T-case in neutral and shift thru all 5 gears.  The trans was quieter then 90% of the other sammy's I've heard.   5th was just as quiet as 4th leading me to believe that the bearings have been done, as this is an abnormality.
I'll double chech the T-case keep an eye on T-case temps (Some how) and look for shiney oil.  I will also look to do the bearings soon just to give me a better feeling about the whole thing.
Down the road I might throw a stock T-case in just to verify that it is not something else...  I'd hate to damage those gears.