Re: 5K Strut Bearings

[Steve Jensen <sjensen@mindspring.com>]

At 08:56 PM 5/7/99 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm about to do a front strut replacement on my 86 5K TQW and was
>looking over the parts I've collected to do this, when something seemed
>wrong with the replacement bearings I got.
>
>The replacements don't have a real "bearing" per say.  They are just a
>metal plate with a rubber bushing in it.  The bushing has a metal sleeve
>for the cartridge tube.

Steve:

You have the correct part(s).  They are referred to as strut bearings but
are actually a strut mounting plate - triangular looking thing with a
sandwiched rubber donut.  The actual strut bearings are not touched unless
you pull the entire front susp. unit.  Refer to the Bentley bible, chapter
40, page 10.

BTW, to save your alignment settings, trace the old strut plate with a
pencil prior to removal - BTDT.

HTH!

-Steve Jensen
87 5KCSTQ