The good is I found out why my transfer box stopped working the plug came out of the stepper motor the bad news is we found out while removing my gearbox for a rebuild.

that's really bad news, bet you were not best pleased at all, would be even worse if you were paying a garage to diagnose / repair

I'm a workshop manager of a large engine and gearbox remanufacturing company so it's not too bad.

Reminds me of when I bought an old e32 seven series BMW. 1990ish year
Lovely condition, but the gearbox 'had gone'. Two garages had quoted 2k to replace it. The seller sourced a secondhand gearbox, and put it in the boot, couldn't get anyone to fit it! He sold it in that old jalopy and flatshares paper Loot.
I got it, for £200. Trailered it home, and jacked it up to change the box.
To find the selector cable had broken.
£20 new, ordered, fitted, car was perfect.
sold the gearbox for £150. Sold the car for £850, after smoking it around for a couple of months. Lovely car.
We all have tales like these. Your transfer box one, is great, but a little sad, that you took the box out!
-but sounds better for the wallet, or did you already redo the 'box?

Gearbox was a recon but the never changed the converter so it ruined the box but the box was built with Chinese crap anyway so it's been rebuilt from back to front including a new converter. While it was on the ramp I rust proofed underneath it and removed the back box and fabricated two straight through pipes.happy days