I read somewhere that a company who makes bushings had a bad batch, but I'm not sure. I think that company supplies bushings to a lot of lift manufacturers, but again, I'm not positive on that.

If you do decide to get rid of it, I will gladly take it off your hands for zero charge!

I have talked to BDS about 20 times on the phone and they always tell me that the bushing are a nomal wear item and have no warranty on them. Same story over and over. You would think that they would atleast sell them to me half price but they wont even sell them to me. I have to contact an autorized dealer and then pay full price.