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The PTO linkage is supposed to be bent--I worried about the same thing: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?79364-PTO-linkage-bent
BUT, the PTO should also have a spring and a ball-bearing detent to help keep it locked into place in whatever gear it is in (or out of). That's what I...
I don't know how you could speculate that the ring gear is intact without seeing it. It is made of a softer metal than the worm gear, I would guess it would have deformed badly BUT without pics that is only a guess.
I wouldn't be re-using that worm gear either, I don't think.