I went thru the same thing myself and could not find anywhere to get the bushings. I actually made the king pin bushings for my 27 Essex , but these c...
the cross shaft in the bell housing was what was too worn on mine. ifirst welded up the egg shapped hole in the outside bracket. but all the movement...
I had the same prob with a worn clutch shaft and bushings In the bell housing a couple of years back. it wouldn't release when hot but fine when cold....
I always check each ring in the cyl w/out the piston just to check gap. with me, what you are describing usually ends up being a rod bearing not seati...
i just got one from orielly. I can get the part number if you want. it looked a little smaller than the orig one. I haven't installed it yet.