The day before I took it up I just started driving it. I knew I had to figure out how to recreate things. So I drove. It had a rough upshift and I gave it gas right after. I think I was trying to beat red light lol. It made the grinding noise. So I kept doing that and was able to recreate 6 more times. All after. Rough upshift and all between 35 Nd 55 mph. Warm vehicle. So I wrote all that down and gave to shop. They couldn't recreate it. I should've wrote down mileage. Bet they haven't driven it.
Yea my plan right now is take it to another shop that was recommended by a friend. Pay to have tore down and see what happened. Then take the other shop to small claims. They offer a mediation service as a first step.