I beg of people not to base their opinions and/or stereotypes of Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers on yr right.
Most of us are open minded, intelligent and have an excellent grasp of English.
In response to this thread I can add only this; If you trust your LAME and use him/her as your source of advice on airworthiness, then overhaul your components as they suggest. If you believe this to be misinformation and not consistent with the manufacturers data and or Australian regs, then leave them be.
Ultimately it's the certificate of registration holder's responsibility. The LAME can simply ask the CofR holder to sign a letter indicating that he/she has been made aware of the requirements and keep it on file. Everybody goes home happy.
This was done often in regards to the SIDS program when it was first released and people where unsure as to whether is was mandated or not.
