All, Since the front strut bearings are only a few dollars, I would highly recommend replacing them as a matter of course. I'll be doing the same in the next few weeks I expect. Later, Graydon D. Stuckey graydon@apollo.gmi.edu '86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II '85 Mazda RX7 GS 12A-leaning-towards-a-13B-soon