[V8] strut bearing possibly? need a hand diagnosing..

[toml99 at todomundo.com]

Hey Kyle, I just went out and checked, and the 5-speed(new struts/ 
mounts/etc. before I got it ) has no real movement whatsoever in  
either center bolt(strut bolt). Pretty much thinking it's not  
supposed to move at all.   Decided (while I had the neighbor handy)  
to check the Lago car(which I've replaced most of the under car stuff  
after the ex hit something, and still have a clunk(original strut  
mounts).....anyway, the left one moved noticeably(side that hit the  
curb/side with the bad control arm), and you may have hit the nail on  
the head!.  After doing all the underside stuff except for the rack 
(sprung a leak after she drove it)and subframe bushings, I still had  
a problem.  I just bought Nick's "box of suspension" from him, and  
just looked at those plastic 2 part "bearings" for the front  
struts....and can easily see how one could go bad.  I was planning on  
utilizing the "box" for all the parts I didn't replace on the  
Lago,Strut mounts/auto tranny mounts ), and doing the control arms/ 
bearings//subframe/rear stuff on the 5-speed.  The massive pile of  
Audi bolts/nuts will make this enjoyable.......Thank you Nick....
Anyway, back to your problem Kyle,  if the rest is old, then I'd go  
and replace all of it.  If you are going as deep as the mounts, you  
should do it all while in there(if it needs it).  You'd be amazed at  
how much tighter the front end will be.  I just ordered all the stuff  
for my "new"truck(whole front end loose @ 75K), and if you don't do  
it all, the tightness of the new, will kill the old, in short  
order....painful but necessary.....but I'll side with Ron(who's got  
way more hands on experience with this), and say you could have a bad  
mount bushing/bearing.....keep us posted....Tom