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Rob62:
Phosphor bronze would be my guess too, not brass, although pb is a yellow colour and looks a bit like brass. And i don't think it will absorb oil...thats a different material “oilite” which is porous and would be supplied ready-oiled. I used to make oilite and pb bushes but its a long time ago and i might be wrong  ::)

Nurse Julie:
There was a very interesting thread last year about these bushes. Ian from Orkney, the Engineer (Orcadian) gave a good teaching session about them. I also sell the bronze bushes on Ebay and advise customers to soak in oil for 24 hours but, after Ians input, although it would in no way do any harm, there is no benefit either. Mr Hairy and others who have been fitting them for years also always advise the oil treatment.

Phantom Rider:
Thanks all for the above suggestions/advice - much appreciated.

Golfcarmad:
Froze mine.went in easy after that.

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