[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by Woodz428

Look in the services section of Hemmings. There are several distributor rebuilders listed and they would surely have the bushings in stock or be able to tell you where to get them.

I'll take a look. I spoke with several yesterday and the few that said they had them, said they only used them for complete rebuilds. Several said they often have to buy used distributors just to get the bushings (which would lead me to question their condition).

If you really wanted to, I'm sure you could take a new fitting (most have much thicker walls) and machine it to fit, but I think mine is in OK condition and will probably just go with that unless I find something different today.

EDIT: Maybe I mis-measured, hard to know, but I did find an oil-impregnated bronze bushing at McMaster that had an OD of 11/16" (I had measured 21/31") and an exact match for ID of 1/2" (I remeasured and this seems right). The length is 1/2" instead of 3/8". For $1.19, I'll see if it works....if it doesn't I'm OK with the one I have.

On the length - does anyone know if it matters if the lower bushing is 1/8 longer? I could always cut it to size, but am curious if it actually matters.