That wouldn't be an unusual spot to be noisy, apart from the bearings in the motor, that bearing and the one further back on the same shaft are the only ones that are always turning, except when the clutch is thrown out. If you think about it, it's also the point where the shaft the input gears are mounted on reaches the outside of the tranny to make any internal noise more audible to the outside. Where the noise is on the coast side, I'd expect gear noise before I'd think that bearing was the source.
If the noise could generally be described as a groaning or whining with no real popping or grinding, living with it might be easier than the split to replace both of them, at which point, because you'll have the top off, you might as well replace . . .
If you've got good lube in there, I wouldn't worry about it. They made noise when they were new, and they'll make noise now. Do you have any experienced tractor wranglers that might come by and give it a listen?
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