Same here I went to change the bearing and ended up removing & rebeding strut, new shaft & bearing. As with all
boat projects dont get set in what you need to, because once you start, the
game will change, and will cost 3 times what you estimated it would. The outter bearing diameter is in 1/16", so with growth and such underwater measuring might not
work. You were going to haul to do this right? Haul, pull bearing, call defender, press in new bearing days later. I'm in
key west with strut pro.
google it and check it out.