Thanks for popping that up. I think I may have seen the first reply but it disappeared in my inbox as sometimes things tend to do.
@tf4k4 posted:Glad I checked the forms for this engine. I got one at a really good price and wondered why. Opened it up and gearbox has the issue listed. Thankfully the gears are not destroyed. I’m new when it comes to working with brass. I’ve got plenty of bar stock, but any recommendations on how I can go about making the bushing? Please and thank you
Study the picture of the part I made on page 1. The bushing is a necessary evil. The gear does not have a protrusion on it down on its axle shaft. The purpose of the bushing on the brass stock locating arm is to reduce as much surface drag as possible. Without a bushing, the brass stock locating arm would act like a very effective brake shoe. Also, read the part where I found no consistencies from one engine to the other, and each one is a case study into each its own.
Pat
