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Subject:Re: Installing Starter Bushing
From:neil N
Date:Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:14:07 -0700

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