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Subject:Re: Starter Bushing Blues
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:42:16 -0500

It will definitely work. I have a tap and some allthread and other various
things that reduce that allthread to the threaded end of my puller, but I
can't figure out which tap it is because I don't have a bushing to look at.
I'll be somebody on the list knows.

Jim

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 6:40 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> **
> Jim,
>
> Ah ha! All-thread and inertial puller. That'll do it. I had already
> threaded the bushing, but couldn't get it out. The allthread and inertial
> puller should do it.
>
> Thanks..
>
> John
>
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, ALHttp://www.moldhaus.com
>
>
> On 6/19/2011 6:01 PM, James Felder wrote:
>
> John, the best way I ever found was to tap some threads on the bushing and then run the corresponding bolt or allthread onto it and then pull it out with an inertia puller.
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from a river in Alabama, most likely.
>
>
> On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:33 PM, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>
>
>   Changing out the starter and cannot get the old bushing out. Is there
> a method to do this without  an official starter bushing puller?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> --
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, ALHttp://www.moldhaus.com
>
>