JoelsBuicks Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I am looking for a source for steering sector bushings shown in the pic. These are for a '31 8-67 and mine are well worn, probably from a dry steering box. The Filling Station has bushings for this era GMC but there is no size given. These are for 1-3/8" shaft diameter and 1.567" OD. The rest of the box and bearings are in surprisingly good shape. Thank You,Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Believe it or not, when I was looking for king pin bushings for my 1912 Buick, I found them at my local ACE Hardware store. They were in the nuts & bolts section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan at larescorp Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We machine all of ours. That way we can keep the tolerance at +/- .002. Our bushings also have a double loop groove to for lubrication. If you buy a regular bushing it may lead to trouble later due to this bushing being high load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelsBuicks Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 I'm sure at this point that I will be going to the local machine shop and having these bushings made. I found material very close to the dimensions and it will just need to be trimmed on the outside. I have my doubts that they'll be able to put in a lubrication groove but I can ask. This box was opened and it had grease around the gear and bearings but that grease was getting nowhere close to these bushings. I'm going back with a heavy oil and a new oil seal - hopefully that will do a better job of keeping these lubed.Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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