8.75 SureGrip , Is this Normal?

Thanks AJ, interesting about the differences. and I'm glad you said about the directions of rotations. Hopefully that means mine is behaving normally. But just too stiff. Don't forget it has been sitting dry on a shelf for about 3 years. Although I would have liked to have thought that the guy who did it used assembly lube ! I will know more after this weekend. I am leaving it installed and am filling it with oil and trying to work the oil all through it and will be turning the yoke/pinion as much as possible to try and free up whatever it is inside that is stiff. But without a running engine to keep it running up on stands, doing it by hand for any length of time will be a workout.

PS, definitely no rag in there!!