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Thanks for the reply, I will give it another shot this weekend. Just curious, how much road salt do you see in Florida? I know the last few winters have been cooler down there....but I didn't think that cold. :)

Did you remove any of the power steering parts? Or just the caps that hold on the bushings? Maybe my angle was not good, or my fingers are big sausages but I couldn't see an easy way to do the fronts. Now I am curious, and will have another look.

you can do the struts yourself, maybe 5 hours of labor and $300 in parts. Squeaking probably is bushings though, that job is something I am not looking forward to touching. Parts are about $20 for OE.

Update of my 2006 5 with 150K's. Dealer wanted Approx $2k, for 2 struts and front and rear bushings. On my dealer report, they said the rear bushings were separated. On the weekend I decided to do the work myself, starting at the rear and moving forward. Did the rear bushings and shocks in about...

Hi All, New to the forum and having all the same issues with my 2006 Mazda 5 GT. I have 150K on it, and i hear the noises, sounds like coming from the front end, with a little bit of shake coming through the steering wheel. Local Mazda dealer says struts and leaking, front stabilizer bushings...