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advice from having worked the other side of the counter- it may only be the pinion bearing, but you'll be sold on a whole rebuild to pump up sales numbers. Unless the tech actually takes out back and shows you the broken tooth, don't take his word for it. Don't even trust a photo.
Naw, this guy is a straight up dude. Friend of mine took his vehicle in for brake work because they were making noise. They looked at his brakes, noted that they weren't in need of replacement, just cleaning. So they cleaned em up and handed him a bill for less than 50 bucks.
This guy didn't even charge me for bringing my truck in the shop, putting it up on the hoist, torquing my front shaft bolts, and diagnosing the driveline.