Strut bearing replacement

[hartsiga at msu.edu (Andy Hartsig)]

Ok so my strut bearings are rattling enough to annoy me into changing them. 
Does anyone know if it's possible to replace them without completely 
removing the strut and requiring a realignment? I was thinking of 
compressing the spring while the strut is still attached and hopefully that 
will give me enough room to pull the bearing without removing the whole 
thing. Any ideas?  Any way of removing the whole strut without needing an 
alignment afterward?

Thanks,

Andy

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