About a year ago I bought a set of bushings from a machine shop selling stuff on eBay.
Their i.d. is kerrprecision1. They cost me $22.99. I was pleased with the product.
Unfortunately I just looked the seller up on eBay and they don't seem to be selling anything currently, nor have since May. Or maybe they changed their i.d. You could try messaging them on eBay if you have an i.d. I believe they also make the pin as do other folks on eBay. If you don't like the pin idea, some of the Cubs use a large bolt and nut instead of a pin.
Getting back to the bushings, you will have to grind the welds off the old bushings to get them out. Not that tough, use an angle grinder with a thin cutting disc or an air tool cutter. When you put the new bushings in, have everything in place before you weld, i.e. the axle, and the axle pin through the bushings and the axle. This will line everything up. Then tack the bushings in place. Then remove the pin and axle and complete the welding. If you don't have all the pieces lined up before you weld, you will never be able to get the pin through. Oh yeah, weld don't braze. Doesn't have to be all the way around, just 3 or 4 spots on each bushing. Good luck.
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