Date:         Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:27:38 -0800
Reply-To:     Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: starter bush
Comments: To: Dan <william.winget@VERIZON.NET>
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Go to Harbor freight and buy a cheap inertia puller set. Take the
attachment that looks most like a hook and use a dremel tool to turn it
into a sharp hook, grinding off any excess to the rear of the hook
because you don't have much room to play around back there between the
rear end of the busing and the bottom of the drill-hole in the starter
housing.

make sure that you feel it is hooked, and give it a few pulls on the
inertia slider hammer and it'll come out.

If you want a simpler method and have the patience and skill with a
hammer, grind a very sharp angled point on a the largest cold chisel
that will fit into the hold and have at it with a hammer until you get
all the chunks out.

The new one will tap right in. If you need a new starter, you need a
new bushing, so don't think you've created extra work for yourself.

Be sure to grease it before re-installing the new starter.

Jim


On Tuesday, November 18, 2003, at 04:47 PM, Dan wrote:

> Duooo,
>
> trying to replage the starter in my 87 westy  how do I get the old
> starter
> bush out of the block?  the old one has to come out,  now that I
> damaged it
> trying to remove it.  had I known I would have left it alone and just
> put
> the new starter in.
>
> Dan
>