Time to rebuild?

I know I ticked off SSD

You didn't tick me off.

It is too easy to suggest "just rebuild" at another's expense.

It's even easier than that to shout out random part names that have nothing at all to do with the problems being experienced by the car owner, thus sending him off on goose chases at his own expense. What's harder -- but necessary -- is to match the response to the symptoms presented, and ask for clarification if not all the details are known.