Finding King Pin bushings for Michigan Transaxle PS-151

ETD66SS · Mar 25, 2018

I'm trying to restore the hydraulic steering on my Pettibone 88 (https://imgur.com/JzGfpFx). I'm re-sealing the steering cylinders, but upon disassembly of the system, I have many bad King Pin bushings. https://imgur.com/a/N7P2F

I've done some digging online, but can't find a way to buy bushings by dimensions, everyone needs an application or a part number. The 47 year old Pettibone part numbers are not going to cross reference anywhere. There is a Pettibone dealer I have been dealing with, bought some HYD seals from them last year, when I got the seals I looked them up online, and that dealership marked up the price more than 200%. I'd prefer to find these bushings at NAPA or something.

The one bushing has a JB-10 number stamped on it. Anyone have a clue as to who the manufacturer would be of these bi-metal king pin bushings? Or where I can go to buy them?

All the pins are 1-1/4" diameter, and the bores the bushings press into is 1-3/8" diameter.

dpendzic · Mar 25, 2018

try this company--I have bought the exact size I needed for my Caterpillar

http://www.buntingbearings.com/index.html

sms · Mar 25, 2018

Baum Iron/Hydraulics has bushings by size
and hydraulic parts by size as well as
kits. And many other good things. Link is the beginning of the bushing section. Omaha,
Nebraska
Baum Iron

WGM · Mar 25, 2018

What is the price with the 200% markup?

ETD66SS · Mar 25, 2018

I didn't ask him to quote these bushings yet, plan to do that soon.

Keith True · Mar 27, 2018

I get bushings by size from Applied Industrial Technologies.It is a bearing supply formerly called Bearings Inc.They gave me a catalog so I could look the bushings up by size,then just call in with the part numbers.Probably the best all around for things like this is McMaster Carr.I have an old JD trailer with odd size spring bushings,they sold me the stock to make bushings for $22.I had gotten prices of $20.to $80.EACH to have them made.I needed 16 of them.

ETD66SS · Mar 27, 2018

I'm a Mechanical Engineer by trade, and use McM-CARR all the time, but they don't have these special bi-metal bushings.

The I.D./O.D. ratio of these things is not common for a bronze sleeve bearing (1-1/4" I.D. x 1-3/8" O.D.), the wall thickness is only 1/16".

I may have to resort to buying 1-1/4" I.D. x 1-1/2" O.D. bronze and turning down the OD, but I'd really prefer to find the correct bi-metal sleeves...

ETD66SS · Mar 28, 2018

So, I got an email back from a Pettibone dealer in Oregon.

Pettibone didn't have any in stock, so they contacted the OEM. Get this, $479 per bearing for them to make them, 4 week lead time.

I need 8 bearings...

What???

I'm trying to get the dealer to give me the OEM name and part number, instead of the Pettibone part number so I can continue my search and maybe find someone who has some sitting on a shelf somewhere.

I guess I can buy something like this: https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/TWEBT185

And cut them down from 1-5/8" LG to 1-1/2" LG.

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