mechanic shop wanted in greensboro, nc

my friends daughter is in college in greensboro and she needs a subie mechanic.

she took her, my old, 97 obw to goodyear with a clunk in the steering. they said it was an inner tie rod, ~$300 with alignment. but that didn't fix it. now they want +$600 for a new rack and alignment.

i talked to the guy he seems nice enough and agreed not to charge her for the tie rod since it was not needed. but since he has misdiagnosed it once already i was doubtful of his new plan. besides, we know that these racks don't fail often. my current guess is that it is the other inner tie rod . but that is just a guess. and i have never even done one or seen a bad one.

last summer they replaced a wheel bearing and said it also needed a caliper, bracket, pads and rotors. has any one ever seen a wheel bearing so bad that it wore a caliper?

so if you know a good shop in greensboro, please speak up.