When I took apart the 1250 nightmare, I found one brass bushing in the axle, held in by the pivot pin. It was in pretty tough shape. I fount it to be rather easy to measure the axle with a caliper and then use a 3/4" fine thread bolt, about 6 1/2" long with washers and a nut to squeeze together the carrier to fit the axle. It took several tries and lots of measuring, but the bend went very well using the bold/nut combination with an 1 1/8" socket and an 18" breaker bar, along with a 1 1/8" box wrench. I did not need a cheater pipe, and the bolt turned quite easily. I also found that an oak block and a big hammer worked well for fine fitting of the axle into the carrier, along with a pinch bar for fine alignment. New tie rod ends for the drag link, and a rebuild of the steering sector helps as well. good luck
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