ChuckKuecker wrote:

> At 10:44 5/3/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >The '88 Westy got really hard to start all of a sudden.  Pulling the
> >starter and peering in the hole shows that the bushing has almost completely
> >disintegrated.  Does anyone know if it can be replaced without breaking
> >the engine and tranny apart?
> >
> >TIA - Frank
> >
>
> I have heard that you can thread a suitable tap into the remains of the
> bushing and then pull on the tap to remove it. You will need to make up some
> sort of pilot tool to install the new part. Don't forget to grease it up..
>
> Chuck Kuecker
> Cary, Illinois
>

ADDED:  Tap the bushing and then screw a bolt into the threads and let the bolt
do the work OR,
 you can fill the bushing with heavy grease and insert a round rod that is as
close to the same size as the hole as possible, and hammer against the grease.
sounds silly but it hydraulically presses the bushing out.
Mark