3 on the tree bushings? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Mt Man Chad · 04-10-2008, 07:01 PM

I'm currently looking to purchase the rubber bushings that go on the bottom of the steering column and transmission.

These are the last parts i need to get this 71 SWB on the street !!!!!!

I ordered a set form both (classicchevy.com) and (Bel Air Auto Parts) but the ones i recived had the wrong inner diameter for the inner metal sleeve to slide into them.

Does anybody know where the correct bushings can be order from? Or should I try my local chevy dealer?

Attached are 2 pics of the clamps that go around the shifter rods that go down to the transmission and the lower brackets that bolt to the transmission.

Thanks for any help!

**LockDoc** · 04-10-2008, 07:14 PM

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It looks to me like the steel sleeve from the old bushing is still on the threaded part of the clamp. You need to get that off and then the new bushing will slide on....

LockDoc

Mt Man Chad · 04-10-2008, 07:26 PM

The steel sleeve that slides into the inside of the bushing has the clamp part for the shift rods intergated into it.

If I remove the the steel sleeve I will never be able to tighten them up to the shift rods..

**Tim Christian** · 04-10-2008, 08:34 PM

If it is like the ones we sell the inner metal sleeve has a split in it and you can take needle nose pliers and open the sleeve up a little to work.

04-10-2008, 07:01 PM	#1
Mt Man Chad Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oakridge Oregon Posts: 1,865	3 on the tree bushings? I'm currently looking to purchase the rubber bushings that go on the bottom of the steering column and transmission. These are the last parts i need to get this 71 SWB on the street !!!!!! I ordered a set form both (classicchevy.com) and (Bel Air Auto Parts) but the ones i recived had the wrong inner diameter for the inner metal sleeve to slide into them. Does anybody know where the correct bushings can be order from? Or should I try my local chevy dealer? Attached are 2 pics of the clamps that go around the shifter rods that go down to the transmission and the lower brackets that bolt to the transmission. Thanks for any help! Attached Images __________________ 68 CST SWB - Gold/White 50th anniversary /TH350/Buddy Buckets/3.73 Posi/dogdish caps. 68 K10 Burb - Gold/White 327/SM465/NP205/3.73 "Daa Burb" build thread

04-10-2008, 07:14 PM	#2
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,402	Re: 3 on the tree bushings? - It looks to me like the steel sleeve from the old bushing is still on the threaded part of the clamp. You need to get that off and then the new bushing will slide on.... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

04-10-2008, 07:26 PM	#3
Mt Man Chad Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oakridge Oregon Posts: 1,865	Re: 3 on the tree bushings? The steel sleeve that slides into the inside of the bushing has the clamp part for the shift rods intergated into it. If I remove the the steel sleeve I will never be able to tighten them up to the shift rods.. __________________ 68 CST SWB - Gold/White 50th anniversary /TH350/Buddy Buckets/3.73 Posi/dogdish caps. 68 K10 Burb - Gold/White 327/SM465/NP205/3.73 "Daa Burb" build thread

04-10-2008, 08:34 PM	#4
Tim Christian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: TN/VA Posts: 6,388	Re: 3 on the tree bushings? If it is like the ones we sell the inner metal sleeve has a split in it and you can take needle nose pliers and open the sleeve up a little to work.



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