Originally Posted by
Dirtdrop
I wouldn't trust any shop to service my hubs are any other part of any of my bikes. At the shop where I worked, we were only allowed to use new bearings to replace broken ones. If a ball wasn't broken, it went back in. I'm sure that doesn't go on at most shops, but I have no way of knowing which ones I can trust. If I do it myself, I'll know it's done right. I'll save money, too.
So you helped perpetuate the incompetent mechanic myth by not fighting your shops folly into false economy. And that is about as stupid as you can get in the false economy department. Charge a dollar more, replace all the balls, have a satisfied customer.