Just want to close the loop on this. My machine has been back up and for 4 days with no issues. Reverse works as intended and when I am moving I can confidently downshift without worrying it will go into reverse while moving. Yup the little knob kind of sucks when you want to quickly go into reverse but totally worth it to know the machine is safe. I will add for anyone else that is looking for a gasket for this that I ended up buying both gaskets and found although the below part numbers are different and show for different years on the parts diagram THEY ARE IDENTICAL. You can use either of these gaskets on a 1994 klf300c 4x4 GEAR CASE (bevel gear/sub transmission) 11060-1229 (early-98) 11060-1714 (99-up)