[peesalot]

just a thought, is the nose cone true ? it may be warped.
My orion leaked from the rear of idler shaft for about a week. I was following Treeroots write up and changed my oil bout same time he posted the silver shaving pics and I had similar silver flakes that have been reasoned to come from gear break in. After the first oil change it never leaked a drop. It does pop outa high range sometimes but I have driven it enought o konw when it is gonna pop out and I deal. It never pops outa low.
FWIW I do think it needs to come out and get the update pieces to be right but I am a little lazy and it really is not all that bad.