Yes gentlemen, the ring & pinion is completely junk and the 1st gear on the input shaft looks like it is sad shape also. ( resd : going to be noisy!!) What does the matching half of the 1st gear set look like?
With the rust I see on the pinion bearing I would guess that all of the bearings are also bad, if that rust is elsewhere in the box.
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