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Re: back-up switch

To: Patrick Baize <speedracre@netzero.net>, MikeC <mikech@sprynet.com>,
Subject: Re: back-up switch
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:13:52 -0500
I have done this a couple of times.  I made a quickie puller out of a long
bolt, a short bit of pipe, and some nets and washers.  It worked
like a charm for getting the old bushings out and the new ones in.
If you want to see a picture, let me know.

Doug Braun
'72 Spit

At 10:38 PM 3/13/00 -0600, Patrick Baize wrote:

>Mike
>I have a Mk1 and I rebuilt the front suspension years ago. If you have any
>trouble removing the rubber bushings, a little heat makes it easy when they 
>melt
>:-).  Thats how I had to get mine out. Lots of good luck. JB weld does wonders.
>
>Pat
>63 Spitfire(in works)
>74 Spitfire(daily driver)
>68 Chevy C10 (in works)
>  http://www.dol.net/~starborn/artvango.html


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