Quote Originally Posted by Spoolmak
Mark - Thanks for diggin into this. I'm going to my dealership to talk to the guys there about this. They've been good to me in the past. I'll post what I find out.

A good friend of mine that used to work for GM parts had the clip on his break about 2 months ago. At that time Gm had over 200 rear case halfs in a local boston area warehouse and just over 50 compleat manual shifted cases in stock. Any that reads in to this and thinks these trucks dont have a small problem is just a little gullalble (sp?). There is a few signs that is happening but its not very long between being able to fix it or trash it. I have not see any aftermarket fixes for the broken clip but it cant be that hard to fix . Keep a eye on the ground in the center of the truck and tailgate for oil drips , the two trucks I looked at had the whole underside of the body coverd with dextron III fluid. One owner heard a bearing noise and saved it the other turned up the radio and got a big bill!