Date:         Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:14:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake Beaulieu <jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Jake Beaulieu <jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Installing Starter Bushing
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Hey Walter,
 
I recently did this job on an 87 Syncro.  To install the new bushing, I first found a bolt with a diameter silghtly smaller than the inside diameter of the bushing.  I then threaded a nut onto the bolt so that the distance between the bottom of the nut and bottom of the bolt was slightly less than the height of the bushing.  I then wrapped a bit of paper around the bottom of the bolt and slid the bushing on.  With the paper in place, the bushing held onto the bolt pretty well.  After that, I just lined up the bushing with the hole in the case and tapped it home.  I got lucky and it slid in with no problems on my first attempt.
 
good luck,
jake

--- On Sun, 9/14/08, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Installing Starter Bushing
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Sunday, September 14, 2008, 11:14 AM

This likely goes without saying, but....

Maybe a piece of wood (hardwood?) and your bp hammer would be best for
tapping in the new bushing.

For sure they're brittle.

Cheers,

Neil.

On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Walter Houle <whoule@ecscontrols.com>
wrote:
> My starter swap was going fine until I crunched the new bushing while
> tapping it in. Everything was going fine up until that point. I searched
> the archives and used the tap trick to remove the old bushing. I was using
> an old steel clutch pilot tool and a small ball peen hammer to seat the
> new one. They are pretty fragile I guess. Are replacement bushings readily