DmaxAlli-

The dealer addressed the rattle by performing the IS lube job; they never heard the farting sound or were able to reproduce it. This was in June 2003, so they knew about the bearing replacement TSB.

I was hoping they would do the bearing replacement to solve the rattle, but they opted to lubricate instead. Now the warranty is up.

Should they consider this the same problem, or will they probably treat it as a new issue, and therefore it's not covered?

Scott