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The companion flange (the attachment flange for the driveshaft ) is there.
The retainer is still there (if we are talking about the cover plate bolted to the main cover).
What I do know is missing is the washer, nut and cotter pin on the front side of the input shaft.
you brought an interesting point to light, I was under the impression that the bearings were tapered rollers that required pre-loading to reduce the shaft end play. Now that I know they are ball bearings I question why a ball bearing would cost me $160.00 (unless that price is a kit price and includes all the bearings on the input shaft)
Thank you for the cut away diagram. if anybody has a link to an exploded view of this transfer case I would be very grateful.
Thank you for jumping in so quickly with the advice and questions, this will really help me on the project.