Greetings from NJ. I'm in the process of replacing the center steering bushing in a 53 Hornet. The first time i repaired one was just outside Laramie, Wyoming, with a man who fixed cars back in the 60ties. His name was Harold Brown and he also was the Yard Master for the Union Pacific railroad.. When i first had the problem of the shimmies, he knew right where to go. Since i didn't know where to find a new one ( 1974 and just out of the University), he proceeded to help me remove the worn one. We took the bushing to the vice and using a sharp punch, punched indents in the bushing and then replaced it. He said that it would expand the bushing. ( It did and still is in my first hornet. My second hornet has the same issue and i have a new bushing to go in. All i remember from the job is out goes one and in goes the other. Are there any tolerance points that i should check.
For the rest of the story of my first hudson, Harold (Brownie by the UPR engineers) had a junk yard just north of town that could be seen from Rt 80. There were several hudsons there. When Harold died, so did the cars.. his son had them all scrapped. Damn I only hope someone saved the hudsons that were there. (49, 52) After some other repairs where done, back to the garden state we drove.

Thanks for any suggestions.
John Schulien Go Pokes