Question for all my O/O's educated in mechanics.

Update everyone. i went to this guys shop and told him i wanted to look at the oil filter and see how much metal particles where in there. he agreed, took both out while trying not to spill the oil in them. i asked for a magnet telescope and i droped it in the middle of filter where the oil is coming out filtered already. i got nothing. so we grabed a bucket and poured the oil from the filter in there and then i checked again and this time YES, metal particles, but im guessing this was oil coming from the unfiltered part of the filter (the outer area). so kind of wasnt worried about it. i then took filters home with me and opened both up. one was completly clean the other had metal particles between the fins.

So now i am just going to do an oil change and filters, and be done with it. and i will keep taking oil samples and supervising the oil for metals.

I really think this guy was trying to get some extra labor out of me. or an extra $1000 dollars in his pocket. i didnt tell him anything, i just let it be, he seemed kind of bumbed about me not wanting to go foward with the whole bell housing drop.

I even went to freighiner here in houston to the service department and asked the samething i asked ya'll and i was amazed on how similar they're answers where compared to yall's. i just want to say thank you to each one of u guys who helped me out with this issue. You guys just saved me from spending unnecessary money. So thanks every one for the feedback. i'll update in a couple more weeks to let yall know how its been acting.

PS. Any other recommendations???