[gregwils]

I have been thinking about this and am perplexed. I read in another thread about a bent torsion tube that the t-bar had to be pryed back into position to fit the spring plate bushing into the tube. I did not experience anything like that. The spring plate bushing slid directly into place without any guidance, so I believe that the t-bar is centered. Plus, the pressure to compress a new bushing the way mine is compressed would require tremendous force against the bushing. I would have had to have noticed something was screwy. I still need to verify, but based on everything I have read, it seems unlikely a bent torsion tube is the issue.

I am starting to wonder if the spring plate or the banana arm might have some damage. I need to go through the whole dis-assembly/assembly process in sequence to determine when the bushing gets compressed. It must be either occurring when I bolt the spring plate cover to the body or when I bolt the spring plate to the banana arm. I don't remember the cover being difficult to mount, but I don't want to speculate here.