Tranny work

We disassembled the transmission a few weeks ago in order to replace the syncro's, bearings and seals. Upon disassembly we found the reverse gear and the reverse idler gear had some wear and so I ordered new gears (~$400 for the pair). We took a day to remove the input, output and counter shafts. Then used the new press to remove the gears and syncros from the shafts. The parts are held in with small metal circlips. In the process of disassembly we bent 3 of the circlips. I thought .. no problem I'll just go to the Jeep dealership and order them, they should only be a few dollars each. Well, at the dealership I was informed that Jeep no longer carries those clips. I couldn't believe it. For a 13 year old vehicle, you can get all the large tranny parts, but not the tiny clips that are critical to hold it together. I went to Just Jeeps and they said they could get one of the clips, but the most severely damaged clip was showing as no longer available to them as well. They ended up ordering both just on the chance they could get them, and both came in. Hurray. The last clip I rebent and feel pretty good it will hold. The tranny is still disassembled, but we hope to replace the clips and assemble to day. Here are a few photos......