Yea I thought of that after I started haha. I sprayed some WD 40 on them and well that didn't help to much .
Dang, that's cheap. It's around 190 for shortening with all the proper connectors to the 3rd and the transmission and 300 for a new one at one of the local driveline shops. For just 100 more it's smarter to get a new one.