The hydraulic system is fine to the best of my knowledge, I will ask him to double check.

The car is pretty far from me so I cannot just go over there and double check, I asked them to check this for me however and they said it was fine... but now I'm second guessing since so many people seem to think this is an issue.

Is there a mechanic or someone in the general area who knows what they're doing who would consider checking this for me, or going with me to examine these factors / take a look at this stuff while it's out of the car? I can try to go check but I'm almost afraid i'll miss something, if necessary I can even have the car towed to someone elses shop... at this point, I'd just love to have someone look at it who clearly knows specifics like what you guys are alluding to in this thread...

Anyone interested or be able to help in that respect? Is that reasonable/feasible?

I'm just exhausted and losing a lot of money right now.

Much appreciated guys.