Sweet Jeebus, Zack ...
God, I only hope Quaife did the refurbishing.
Hopefully they did and fully sorted ...
I can hardly wait to tear the old one down and see what the mode(s)of failure is and hope the gear set can be salvaged.
Better than a sharp stick in the eye ?

In all seriousness, I think you're laying the groundwork that many of us will follow ...
Tally Ho !