Where you're at now, I would pull the belt pulley drive and then pull the top cover. With the help of a cherry picker it will only take half an hour. (with any cooperation from the bolts.)
Get three five gallon buckets, a 1 or 2 gallon pump sprayer and 5 gallons of diesel. Put one bucket under the case drain and one under the transmission drain and go to spraying. Use a rag or two and strain the diesel into the 3rd bucket and re-use. Things will get surprisingly clean!
The worst trash accumulates the transmission gears and under the bull gears (as you've already found). The metals and bits will settle out of the diesel right away and the rag will catch almost all the rest. Sitting overnight will allow a whole lot more to settle to the bottom of the bucket.
With the cover off, check how much play is in the pilot bearing and input shaft assembly.
If it were mine I would pull and re-seal the axle housings too. They are usually full of old grease from greasing the outer bearing. It won't hurt anything to leave it, but while you're in there.....
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