Ive Replaced quite a few of these and no he is not pulling your leg. the price maybe because i can get them for about 75.00 the weight of the car wears down the bearing on the stem. there ya go my .02 cents -- To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@privateI.com, with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.