.....noticed that if I rocked the old girl backwards and forward in neutral I got a distinct clunk form the bevel box area.
I have noticed the same noise but it does not seem to be accompanied by any appreciable backlash. I asked MMC to take a look at this point when it went back for first service. They examined it (thoroughly I think because it took a couple of hours extra) and said everything was normal. That sort of made me happier.
