glockdude:
I've had a fair number of handguns brought to me for "some attention," because the owners decided they were a pistolsmith. Sometimes that "attention" resulted in a hefty bill for parts and labor. On other occasions I later came across the gun at a show or a dealer's used case, after the owner took a substantial loss.
You may save yourself from the same fate by spending about 30 bucks for a shop manual that covers the 1911 platform. I can tell from your posts that you know zip about what your are doing.
Probably the best book on the market is,
The Colt .45 Automatic - A Shop Manual, by Jerry Kuhnhausen. If you had purchased this book before you would know why the new barrel bushing was giving you trouble, and what too do about it. You would also know a lot more about 1911 style pistols then you do now, and how to
correctly work on them.
The above mentioned book is available from Brownells (
www.brownells.com) along with a multitude of parts, tools and gunsmithing supplies.
Take a hint and do yourself a favor... Buy the book.