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Jim, to remove the bushings you can screw a proper fitting [fine thread] tap in & either drive the tap & bushing out with a drift or clamp the tap in a vise & drive the part off the tap & bushing... On a blind hole you can screw the tap in with nut or ball under it & force the bushing out. Or clamp a pair of vise grips on the tap & rap the vise grips with a hammer. Another way on a blind hole is to fill the bushing with grease & insert a loose fitting rod in the bushing then drive the rod in with a hammer [that will hydraulic the bushing out]. ~To install the new bushings you should use a proper fitting bushing driver. In a pinch you can use a short bolt with a washer on it as driver or anything slightly larger than the bushing with a hard flat end on it. Be careful installing those bushings, if you damage them you won't be able to re-assemble the starter.. ~As far as cleaning the parts..All the non-electrical parts can be cleaned with mineral spirits. On anything that still has electrical parts hooked to it [like the armature & case with field windings] I don't recommend ANY solvents, just a very low pressure air nozzle [solvents & high pressure air can damage the windings & insulation]. ~You might want to use an old [narrow, grind the tooth offset flat] hacksaw blade & under cut the mica slightly between the commutator segments [just slightly below the surface of the commutator segments].Then use a non metallic fine sand paper & clean the outside of the commutator segments. ~Be sure to grease the armature end bushings before installing the armature & MAKE DARN SURE the internal wires are clear of ANY moving or rotating parts... ~Any questions? just post back or E-mail.. JDClooney@aol.com
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