rear T-bar bushings

[GModelle@xxxxxxx]

Gentle Alfisti,
Not sure if the whole rear-axle locating member is called a trunion, or if 
that term is reserved for just the connecting point at the top of the 
differential. In any case, this posting is a question about the side 
supports, where the T-bar fastens to the side rails with two rubber bushings. 
 Parts diagrams indicate that there is a disc-shaped washer that resides 
between the T-bar end and the bushing. My spider has new bushes,  lacks 
completely any washers, and reveals about 3/8" of space where these washers 
are supposed to go. This suggests that my spider may have some lateral slop 
in the rear.... play that I'd like to remove.  The bushes are pressed-fit to 
the pins that are integral to the T-bar.  Rotation of the T-bar stresses the 
rubber inside the bushing. Has anyone used an alternate spacer for this 
condition?  Removing the bushing may prove to be a very difficult task.  
Thanks for all, Digest.

modelle in somers point
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