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If you pulled anything out of the transaxle case you did it wrong.

I suspect you undid this nut and pulled out the drive gear. If so, you got lucky.

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Once that bolt has been loosened/removed, it is possible for the drive gear to fall inside the case. A pair of vise grips clamped onto the drive tab prior to removing the bolt removes most of the danger, but should the drive gear fall inside the case, retrieval will require opening the ZF case. Which requires removing the ZF from the car.  ☹️

The LH & RH threads are most definitely a brain teaser. I don’t remove/install mine often enough to have the procedure memorized; but I seem to find enough patience to figure it out each time I face the task.  

it is critical that the rotating drive tabs are fully engaged. There are numerous failures caused by inadequate engagement.

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Glad you got it resolved, but in the future definitely leave that bolt alone. 😉

Larry

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