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Re: [T3] starter bushing


On 24 Jun 2006 at 19:50, shalom@ucla.edu wrote:

> I just found out that when replacing the starter with a new one, you 
> also have to replace a "bushing" on the engine side of the 
> starter-engine connection.

It's not always absolutely necessary, but there are times when the 
bushing is THE problem, so changing the starter alone does no good at 
all. The best thing to do is to have a way to pull the old one and at 
least inspect it.

> Is that true, and can you give some advise on getting the old bushing 
> out and the new bushing in.

The bushing is pressed into a hole, but not all the way to the bottom 
of the hole. You need something which you can slide thru the bushing 
that will hook on the far end and pull the bushing out. There is 
about 3/16" or so of space available "behind" the bushing.

I've got a little slide hammer I made to do this job. One end pulls 
the bushings and the other installs them. It took me a couple of 
hours to make the tool and just a few seconds to remove or replace a 
bushing now.

You might be able to get away with using a nail head to slip in 
behind the bushing and pull it out with a Vicegrip on the nail shank. 
The bushings generally aren't all that tight in there.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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