Why it is better: A) Access to the hydraulic units without having to take the cylinder off. B) Leaks are usually not due to the rubber seals around the bottom of the tubes but the metal to metal seal where te tubes are inserted into the head casting. Beading them seldom fixes a leak, it may reduce it a little. I think the kit comes with new revised instructions. When I did mine it said to compress the springs with a special tool or in a vice and keep them compressed with safety wire. I did the safety wire thing. I know now that removing the safety wire causes the wire to scratch the surface of the tube and make a groove where oil can seep out. I know now to use about five turns of fishing line instead of safety wire. Alan Fairclough Ben Thear Don Datt
