[Matt Monson]

If you made it that mileage on that gearbox without a rebuild consider yourself lucky. The sealed bearings in that box have a history of failing in the 40-50k mi range. The 1st gear popout issue is also well documented and can be remedied when it's rebuilt. Just be sure you take it to someone who knows this particular gearbox. It's not like any other gearbox found in other Porsches. It requires a really big press and some special tools even most transmisson experts don't own. The skills to rebuild one are becoming more common, but just make sure whomever you talk to has done them before. You don't want to be someone's learn-as-you-go customer.