I was the original poster. I had this exact problem on the KC Pond 482 in December. It is a bad batch of Eagle cranks, I think. We had a nice long thread about it, but it was on the temp server and it is gone until the next time this one breaks
I did call Keith, he recommended I distress the circumference of the bushing with a center punch. Make a couple rows of dots all around it, then cement it in with red Loctite. As it happened, the night before, I had tried slathering it with blue Loctite. When I went out to try Keith's method, it was stuck in so tight I decided to just leave it alone. I have no idea if this will last.
Other suggestions I got: Tom Kirkham said they had solved this by machining a steel sleeve at the correct diameter, then turning down a bronze bushing and pressing it into the sleeve, then press the sleeve into the crank.
Rick, I did go to the SKF web site and read the drawing on the bearing you recommended. The outside diameter was smaller than the hole I was trying to fill. Seems like the number was 1.850". So I did not try that one.
One other suggestion from someone: Eagle knows about this and has made up some special oversize bushings to ship to customers who call with this problem. Keith did not know about that. I never followed up.
Bob, you might buy another bushing from a different manufacturer just for a sanity check. Didn't help me, but at least I knew it was the crank and not the bushings.
I recommmend you call Keith and let him know you have this problem. He is a good businessman and he will work with you. I'm sure I could have sent the motor back, but I don't think it's worth the trouble if a simple fix will work. But Keith needs to know, and he should be getting Eagle involved and making them inspect their work. I think if you distress the circumference of the bushing, or knurl it, and glue it in with red Loctite, you'll be good.
Good luck!
Sam