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fierofool SEP 12, 07:36 AM
That sleeve also prevents wear and elongation of the bracket hole due to vibration. The bolt needs enough clearance to pass through the mounting hole and that allows some vibration movement. Steel bolts against steel sleeves will wear much slower than steel bolts against aluminum brackets. Also, as mentioned, you can see that the sleeve extends through the bracket. This positions the bracket so that the accessory is aligned with other parts.

I believe I have a bracket in the garage. Shoot me a message with an offer plus shipping.
Cunnive SEP 12, 08:05 AM

I was able to remove the bushing with some wd-40 and a press. It actually came out a lot easier than expected.

Would I (or should I?) be able to cut the cone part off of the bushing and simply put it back into the bracket?
fierofool SEP 12, 02:24 PM
I don't think I would do that. GM put the flare there for a purpose. It also adds length to the bushing, so it would need to be compensated for the loss of length.
theogre SEP 12, 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by fierofool:
I don't think I would do that. GM put the flare there for a purpose. It also adds length to the bushing, so it would need to be compensated for the loss of length.

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Flare is so bolt/nut can't "crush" the tube easy. Bolt/nut faces hitting often isn't really flat and puts load on very small space w/o the flare that likely just break worse then before.
fierofool SEP 12, 10:01 PM
If you decide to replace the whole bracket, I have two in the garage.
Cunnive SEP 12, 11:52 PM

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Originally posted by fierofool:

I don't think I would do that. GM put the flare there for a purpose. It also adds length to the bushing, so it would need to be compensated for the loss of length.




Does anyone have a recommendation on how to replace this bushing without having to buy a whole other bracket?

[This message has been edited by Cunnive (edited 09-13-2022).]