So here I am with my housing all cleaned up. I knocked out the studs so I could remove the gasket with a wire wheel because it had almost become a part of the flange.
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All ready to drop the new chunk in.
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Ruh-roh raggy. The ring gear is too tall to fit. It almost fits if I turn it a bit, but then I can't turn it back to where it needs to be. The internet would tell you all 8 3/4 chunks are interchangeable, which technically they are, but I need to grind away some of the flange to get it to drop in.
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