Ok, well good luck with it, and let us know how it turns out.

 

the parts guy that you talked to is full of &$%^. if the bushings are installed wrong you can't allign it and those bushings are obviously installed wrong.

 

Not sure about getting it aligned properly because of that screwed up bushing not fully placed in the hole, but he is obviously rubbing on the side where the bushing does not come through the hole. Like you, I would not accept that parts guys word here. The rubber must protrude from both sides equally so that the arm is in the center of the housing.