Front strut bearings?

[GOB]

I took my car into the dealership to complain about an odd noise I get when I turn the front wheels from side to side. I can best describe the sound as having race springs on a old 911 and they are being compressed. The head tech told me that its a common problem on early 996s and that the noise comes from the strut bearings? I have no idea about these bearings (they are apparently 3 parts to them) and he proved to me that it was this since he applied some high pressure water at the top of the shock (through the wheel wells) and the noise went away for a day or two. I found the attached pic on the DIY section, but for the life of me, can't figure out what the part numbers are of them. They want a fortune for these ($300 per side) down here, so I want to make sure about this and see if I can source them for less. I have the RoW M030. Thanks!

[ar38070]

As far as I know the "bearing" is #3 in your diagram. Instead of using stock parts your can get camber plates from The Racers Group that will replace this part. Benefits are 1) price $500 a pair 2) the "bearing is now a monoball so less play 3) you can crank in more camber than stock if you like.

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