Bad Pilot Bushing Symptoms?

Newbomb Turk said

I made a bushing years ago. I made it so it was the crank size on one end and roller bearing size on the other.

I was worried it would make shifting harder due to possible extra drag but it actually shifted better.

This thread has motivated me to make another one.

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I have the correct bushing on order through Brewers.

McMaster has 841 bearing bronze "Oilite" bushings that are almost exact dimensions. I'm going to toss a 15/16" x 3/4" x 1" bearing in the lathe and cut off an eight an inch of length and see how it looks.

863 bearing material is known as "Super Oilite" for higher load bearing at lower rotational speeds. It has added iron and a silver appearance, which is what I suspect this "non-bronze" magnetic style of bushing is.