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Message: <blockquote data-quote="engatty" data-source="post: 123417" data-attributes="member: 9211">The two tapered bores in the lift arms on my old 753 are egg-shaped.  I desire a top-quality repair.  I cannot ream them with a tapered reamer.  I do not want to line bore the arms and install the weld-on bushings.  Instead, I want to replace the 2" thick factory steel inserts that were factory-welded into the lifting end of each lift arm.  I want to remove the factory welds and install two new inserts with two new tapered bores.  (These inserts would weigh approximately10 pounds each.)  The inserts are irregularly-shaped.  An alignment tool would have to be built to precisely align the tapered bores prior to fitting and re-welding the inserts into the lift arms.I am told by a Bobcat service manager that Bobcat previously offered this service and that these 2" thick steel inserts (with the tapered bore) were available as a service part.  I can't, however, find anything on the internet where this is even being discussed.  I can find no trace of these lift arm inserts ever being available.I'm about to strike-out on my own and have some inserts cut and machined, unless somebody has a better idea or waves me off this notion. Steve in Alabama.</blockquote>