hi ..
I hope anyone rebuilding a transaxle would check on that bushing.
if new ..it should do 120K miles.
I measure mine by sticking an old starter amrature shaft into the
bushing and seeing how loose it fits, how much it wiggles.
New Rebuilt Bosch starters come with a new bushing and they say you
*must* replace it when installing a new starter.

remove starter to replace bushing.
it can be a little trickyto do...the bushing part.

Scott
www.turbovans.com

On 11/13/2012 2:59 PM, David Clarkson wrote:
> My transmission was rebuilt via a list vendor by Daryl at AA
> Transmissions. I wonder if that bushing was replaced and if so would
> it have lasted another 120K? Is there any way to test or measure it
> with the starter out and if it does need to be replaced does the
> gearing have to come out for this part to be replaced? Thanks Scott
> and anyone else that might want to chime in (Daryl are you lurking out
> there?).
>
> David Clarkson
> 90 Westy sometimes starting a bit sluggishly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
> To: David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
> Cc: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tue, Nov 13, 2012 3:22 pm
> Subject: Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
>
>              re
>         "that involved something, I guess in the casing,    of the
> starter being ovaled out."
>
>     Are you talking about the starter bushing that's in the bell
> housing    ?
>     the one that must be replaced or at least carefully inspected
> any   time the starter is out .
>
>    scott
>    turbovans
>    On 11/13/2012 7:12 AM, David Clarkson      wrote:
>
>            I have a 90 Wetfalia with a manual transmission. I have
> never had the exact no start problem that others are referring to but
> do have an intermittent slow turning starter as though the battery is
> weak. I have repeatedly checked the battery and it checks out okay. I
> have even had this problem when the battery was brand new. The starter
> has been rebuilt and all the grounds are in great shape. I go over the
> ground connections all around the engine compartment regularly. It
> seems that I heard someone speak of a similar problem that involved
> something, I guess in the casing, of the starter being ovaled out. I
> am not sure how I might look this up in the archives. I'm sure that
> the starter rebuilder, although very reputable, may not have noticed a
> very slight irregularity such as this. Has anyone had a similar issue
> when starting? I can have the sluggish start symptom and then shut the
> engine off and restart and everything turns at a normal speed. Thanks
> list.David Clarkson90 Westfalia?
>