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Subject:Re: Removing starter bushing
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:39:24 -0700

the tap I use is a M12 X 1.75
Just *don't* drop anything into the clutch area !   Stuff a rag in
theretemporarily.

also ...super important to use a drift or punch with a shoulder on it to
install the new one.
A bolt with a nut on it works nicely.

On 3/22/2013 9:22 AM, miguel pacheco wrote:
> I've always used a tap that just catches the inside walls of the bushing (I
> forget the size.) I gently drive it in and, once the tap bottoms out, I
> continue turning clockwise and it pulls the bushing out. Easy as pie.....
> Miguel
>