A few weeks ago a guy hit my truck making an illegal u-turn and hit the front right side of my truck, messing up the suspension and axle along with my bumper cover and quarter panel. It left my steering wheel at around a 30 degree angle when going straight forward...

Got a call today that my truck won’t be ready for another week or so because when they got it back from the alignment shop and took it for a test ride the wheel (paraphrasing) would go out again, and that the rack and pinion are damaged and will be replaced. He’s said he’s going to use brand new Toyota parts and said that to replace the rack and pinion the motor and transmission have to be removed...

Is that true?!

Bonus question- is there anything I should have them check or replace while they have everything out?

Thanks everyone!