I recently noticed my Hatz starting to have a mind of its own on three point landings on pavement - I know better to wheel it on - . When taaxiing I was having to hold a bit of left rudder. when landing she would want to head for the nearest landing light on the right. We chedked tires, alignment cables etc. Finally check tailwheel and foind we could wiggle it a bit, And that it had more slop in the right turning direction than the left. Found the bushing with the detent for the lock pin was wearing making things sloppy. I believe this is the PN1781 cap bushing from Spruce for $100!, Any other sources for parts available? Any other parts you wuold check or replace. Everything else seems nice and stable. Total time on plane is 150 hours. Here is a photo showing the wear on the part.
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