You are right! shame on me for forgetting power flow! Fortunately, it was an idle joke, I thought, but you seem to be taking it awfully seriously.
#2- Relax with the scathing contempt and sarcasm, HE said thats what he did, I have no reason to believe that he did not find a way to do it successfully. Im not saying a bronze bushing is not a good idea, im just pointing out that other people have done this other ways as well, for options reasons.
Personally, I have not tried to grind down the outside of a bearing, but if you have one, it can apparently be done successfully. I have some ideas on how I would do it, but I would be worried about keeping it round and not taking too much off. Is this better or easier than making a bushing? I don't know.
I am also interested in a bushing however when you do a run. I also have an 85, and the same problem