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Subject:Re: Starter Bushing Blues
From:John Rodgers
Date:Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:03:17 -0500

Per Scott Daniel, I used a 7/16" tap. What wasn't made clear was what
to do next. I'll work with the all-thread tomorrow.

Thanks.

John

tJohn Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 6/19/2011 6:42 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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, AL
>     Http://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>  <mailto: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, AL
>>>     Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>