As things stand now, I am pretty sure the trans is in neutral...it has the shift lever and collar on, I will take the PTO covers off to check for any foreign objects, especially that pin, and beyond that, I guess I will just button it up and call it good. Where could the pin go other than drop to the bottom of the trans or be in the control housing?
JD
If you look closely, you'll see that the pin we're talkin' about comes out after the collar is lifted off the shift lever, and it goes into the side of the top cover on the trans to stop the shift lever from rotating. So, it shouldn't be in the trans since the big ball on the bottom of the shift lever covers up the top of the trans.
Having said that though, anything's possible. So, pull off the plug from the bottom of the trans first. It is usually magnetic. It might be there. Next, pull the PTO covers, and you should have quite a bit of room to see into the trans, and sweep the bottom with a magnet on a stick or something similar, and shine a light in there and inspect. If you can't find it, then it isn't likely to be just sitting in some corner anywhere, and the P/O probably just overlooked puttin' it back in. If it was caught up in the mechanism, you most likely would feel it grinding or jammin when you tried to turn the tranny over.
Last, the trans is in neutral if you rotate the input shaft and can hold the output shaft from turning. If the output shaft turns, then it's in one of the gears.
The T-19 is very strong, but actually quite simple inside. I rebuilt my own a few years back having absolutely no experience, and it wasn't too hard at all.
Zigg