TurboDennis
SILVER Star
I find it hard to believe that a mechanic that is incompetent in his diagnosing skills to THAT degree would have enough brain cells to rebuild an automatic transmission. So yes, i believe he misdiagnosed it deliberately, hence CROOKED. My mother would know that if one of the driveshafts is spinning and the truck is not moving, that means that its 100% not a transmission issue.I view the root cause more as incompetent mechanics rather than crooked. Crooked comes into place trying to cover up the incompetence. The OP should be going back to the company demanding reimbursement or filling a small claims court complaint.
I bet that if OP let that POS rebuild his TC, next on his list would be rebuilding both differentials.
I would personally sue him in small claims, and make him take that transmission back, and buy the OP a replacement used one from a low mileage truck. I wouldn't trust a transmission that was rebuilt by a joker like that.