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Additional reccommended maintenance items@strut change? 200 1990

posted by  DougC on  Wed Jun 22 04:06 CST 2005
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Get the best strut bearings FCP sells. I think they are about $45 each side.

You may need strut boots (cheap) and maybe even strut bumpers (not as commonly needed.)

If your mechanic doesn't loosen the ball joint bolts and puts the top of the struts back in the exact same position they were in, and the old strut bearings were still centered in their bushings, it might not need an alignment. However, I would get it aligned anyway, unless you have old tires in front that you plan to replace soon. In that case, you could get it aligned when you buy your new tires.
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Thanks everyone for all the help, Doug C. 81 242 Brick Off Blocks, turbo bars and wheels, M46; 86 244, B230, 150k , auto; 81 242 Turbo, intercooled, M46, 122k.






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