I put a new strut on Spartan and in just a few runs I noticed a considerable amount of play in it. I then thought why not put bearings in it. So I used a punch and drove out the bronze bushings and cut about 3 millimeters off of it and then pressed it back in leaving room to press an additional 5x8 bearing in it. Everything fit like it was made to be that way. It works well so far. I will post pics later.