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On Sun, 2002-05-12 at 21:18, Simon Glen wrote: > Can somebody tell me how one removes the brass starter > motor bush in the gearbox bellhousing? Can one do it with > the engine still in place? > > Most manuals just say "remove and replace". In the Muir > ("Compleat Idiot") manual, it tells one how to remove it > when the engine is out. That is easy and obvious. In the > Elfrink Type3 manual it describes removing the bush while > the engine is still in place but using tool number "VW 228a" > which unfortunately I do not have. > > Elfrink also says the the new bush "should be soaked in hot > oil for a while prior to installation". Is this necessary? > It can be done without the special tool. some mechanics tap threads into the bushing and then pull it with a bolt, and a flat bar. To reinstall the bushing, there is s special tool to drive the new one in. The replacement bushing is an "oilite" bronze bushing. soaking it in oil does help the life of the bushing. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe