Scout II 4-speed parts

["Joe Costanzo" <joe_costanzo@domain.elided>]

     Greetings Binders,
     
     I think I found some fairly lousy news over the weekend - to make a 
     long story short, after several clutch adjustments, I'm pretty sure 
     that my 2nd gear synchronizer in my close-ratio 4 speed is shot.  Now 
     I'm considering what to do.  Are new (remanufactured?) parts "readily" 
     available for this transmission?  (Was it made by Borg Warner?)  I 
     think rebuild transmissions are available (Super Scout Specialists), 
     but I'm hoping to do the rebuild myself.  Any thoughts or suggestions 
     are appreciated.
     
     I figure this will also be a good time to do the U-joints that I 
     haven't gotten around to.  A quick pull on the front driveshaft the 
     other day showed that I have quite a bit of play, not only in the 
     upper U-joint at the T-case, but also between the slip stub and the 
     shaft itself.  Could this be caused by the reduced engagement from the 
     4" lift springs?  Perhaps a bad U-joint is completely the cause?  I 
     have a suspicion that my splines may be in pretty lousy shape.
     
     Dan - I'm still planning to come to the Scout the Pines trip, even if 
     I have to limp along with three speeds!
     
     Joe Costanzo
     '79 Scout II, 3/4 Speed & Partial U-Joints