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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ORVietVet" data-source="post: 22773" data-attributes="member: 9438"><p>Agreed. He only uses the truck for about a month when he comes in to town from Alaska. The rest of the time, it just sits. He is trying to get by on "wire and tape" repairs. That is not something I can work with. This all started out with a woman contacting me, that he knows for years. He was a friend of her deceased husband. The truck stays at her place. She used to work at a local parts warehouse, so she has knowledge. She supplied 2 new front rotors to replace the warped old ones. C1500 with sealed front bearings. Easy rotor swap and was done. He then heard a noise and said that I should have heard "the bearing noise" when I did the work. I explained to him that I was only dealing with the warped rotors and that got fixed and never touched the front bearings. Then I told him that further diagnosis was not free. Then I road tested and the noise is at the rear. His next comment was, "It did not make a noise till I touched it". I told him the road test was free but further diagnosis is minimum $80. The lady was on my side. He then changed his tone. Apologized and said please inspect further. I gave him the list of my findings but assured him that with 235k miles, this truck has been cobbled together for a long time and some repairs are iffy at best. No telling what I will find as I open it up. I also told him that I would require labor money up front and the lady can supply parts. I told him, "My driveway, my rules".</p></blockquote><p></p>