rfpowerdude

1970 Cutlass. Does anyone know of a decent source of the grommet that connects the downrod to the column bracket? This 391312-BUSHING in the below drawing:


I see that full kits are available, but I just need the bushing.

joe_padavano

Everyone sells them as "backdrive linkage bushings". Also, despite what some of the ads say, these fit pretty much all GMs from the early 60s into the late 1980s. I used the same part on my 85 Delta and my 1980 GMC pickup.

https://www.chicagomusclecarparts.com/products/942930

rfpowerdude

Thx Joe, your post helped a lot as it prompted me to look for any part number from those era years. Dorman has the rubber piece that you put onto the metal bushing from the old one and it’s like new. Here is the Dorman part:


and here it’s installed onto my shifter downrod:








Thanks Joe!

69HO43

They're not just for backdrive linkages. They were also used on Corvettes for AC condenser mounting. Get a set of 4 here for 15 bucks. Probably the same as what you bought.


Use 1, and have 3 spares!

P/N was superseded from 391312 to 1394293, in case you care about GM p/n's.

rfpowerdude

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Thanks!

rfpowerdude

I want to thank you all on here for helping me get stuff on this car done. I have this bushing rebuilt and installed.