4k swap / back in starter bushing hell again

[amalventano@sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

correct me if im wrong, but doesnt the bushing go into the block (not the
tranny)?
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 9:05 PM
Subject: 4k swap / back in starter bushing hell again


> Okay so I've been contemplating a 4K tranny swap for a long time but have
> never found a suitable tranny for sale in the Seattle area. I'm interested
> in the 4K purely because of the torquier final drive..
>
> - What other tranny codes (if any) have the same final drive AND 1st-4th
>   ratios as the 4K? And how rare are they?
>
> - With a 4K I can just swap drive flanges from my AGB on to the 4K and
>   solve the 90mm/100mm problem, right?
>
> I'm fighting the starter bushing again - last time I put in a rebuilt
> starter, pulled the bushing and tried to hammer a new one in - finally
> got it "in" but it was all mushroomy and hairline cracked. I knew it
> wouldn't last long that way but I was hoping it would last more than 100
> starts. It didn't and now my 1 month old starter is jamming or shorting
> internally - I can't tell which. Either way it takes 10+ starts to get the
> engine going (only if I'm lucky) and I can tell I'm damaging the new
> starter every time. I stopped driving it because I know I'm just gonna get
> stranded somewhere.
>
> Not sure what to do because the new bushing is still 0.5mm bigger than the
> hole its supposed to go in to. I almost wanna take a drill to the hole and
> make it bigger. It doesn't seem like it should be this way.
>
> Of course I could avoid doing that if I found a 4K in reasonable shape
> for a reasonable price in the Seattle area.. but thats not gonna happen.
>
> I /could/ take it to a shop and pay $50 to hear them say that the bushing
> isn't the right size for the hole but that doesn't get me anywhere
> either...
> Help!
>
> -Toby
>
>
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