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I've used the tap and pull trick, it works well. The tap size for a 12 volt bushing is 12mm, (don't know for six volt). Only my bushing wouldn't just pull out, I used a long bolt, (~2 1/2 inches long, that matched the tap). And just tightened it against a plate of metal, (with a hole in the middle that is larger than the shank, but smaller that the head), that spanned the opening, in the transmission until the bushing came out. If the bolt is too long, a nut can be used to shorten the effective lenght of the bolt. I used a seat belt mounting bolt, (the ones with the unthreaded portion on them, the new bushing will just slide on the OD of the unthreaded shank) to push the new bushing in, using an old wrist pin as drift. John 65 rusty Notch > ---------- > From: John M. Kowalski[SMTP:john.kowalski@zg.tel.hr] > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 2:51 AM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: Re: [T3] starter stuff... > > Mark, > > A worn starter bushing will make the starter engine appear to "not work." > Replacing it with two others that worked and then also quit may be an > indication that the bushing is gone. They aren't that difficult to > replace > -- even with the engine in the car. What I did was buy an old, used tap > that matched the starter shaft size. The threads on the tap were slightly > larger than the shaft. I pulled the starter and then carefully screwed > the > tap into the bushing. Once the tap went into the bushing far enough, I > gently pulled it out. I then *carefully* tapped in the new bushing. My > car has been starting very well ever since. Oh, you may want to use a > paper towel to temporarily plug the hole that goes into the bell housing. > You won't want to drop any scrap, new bushing, or any tools down it. It > is > a smaller hole, but be careful anyway. > > If your starter is getting power, then you may also have a problem with > the > flywheel itself. Chewed flywheel teeth also can cause apparent starter > failure. > > Good luck and don't give up. This is one of the more satisfying problems > to fix on your T3. > > Take care, > > John > Zagreb, Croatia > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org >