Steve Pierce
BENEFACTOR
Graham, TX
Here is a heads up on landing gear bushings, part number 80022-63 which is the bushing that is installed in the gear leg for the AN6 bolt to go through that holds the landing gear to the fuselage. The drawing calls out an O.D. of .4415/.4375" x .035", an I.D. of .371/.375" and a length of 1 1/4" made out of 1025 seamless tubing. If you buy these bushings they are $10.46 and are not reamed inside diameter. Therefore you are paying $10.46 for a piece of 7/16" tubing cut to length and then you get to ream it from .367 to .371/.375. These bushings get worn and if left unchecked they will start wearing out the welded in bushings in the landing gear fittings on the fuselage. Good way to check for this wear is to pick the airplane up with the gear leg free and shake it and look for play. Hope this saves someone some pain and aggravation. 
