[tcb] Re: James

He has a 6V flywheel.  Won't work.   And his bus is 6V.  Don't think autos come 
in 6V.

--- On Sat, 10/29/11, Lonnie & Bonnie <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Lonnie & Bonnie <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: James
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011, 5:32 AM







Have you thought about getting a starter for an automatic transmission? "They 
are "self contained", don't use the bushing.




From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, October 28, 2011 2:19:11 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: James





Well, all you need is a tap that is a good fit to tap whatever hole size you 
now have in there.

--- On Fri, 10/28/11, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: James
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, October 28, 2011, 1:16 PM





Thanks for the detailed information. Evidently I will need to replace the 
bushing 2 to 3 times a year.  I called Rancho and told them that a guy in Ennis 
put a 12v tranny in a 6v bus and I have been using a paper thin bushing to 
solve the problem but it obviously disintegrated after less than 6 months. "Oh 
yeah, they do that." he said, so I will be using your method until I get around 
to taking the tranny out and taking it to a transmission shop to drill the hole 
out. I'd rather drill a hole in someone's head down in Ennis but I digress.


The only drill I had that fit the tap has 2 speeds. off and fast. I wallowed 
out the inside of the bushing so i will have to try different sized taps to see 
if I can get it out. This will probably fix the starting issue since Hammond 
Bros. declared my starter "good to go" but the staying running issue will be 
the next thing to figure out.





From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 10:07 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: James







Don't pull the engine.  Here is an easy method to pull the bushing.  Get a tap 
that is the correct size for the bushing; one that will just screw into the ID 
of the bushing.  Start the tap and slowly run the tap through the bushing.  
Keep going with it.  The tap will bottom out on the bell housing.  When it 
does, continue turning.  The tap will then begin to push the bushing out.  When 
the tap is free of the housing just pull the tap out and there you have it.
 
I cannot remember which bushing 6V/12V has the smaller/larger ID, but I have a 
separate set of tools for each to do the whole job.  Larger ID I use a 1/4 pipe 
thread tap to remove the bushing.  For the smaller I use a 14mm tap.  (Thread 
cut is irrelevant).  To install the new bushing I made a tool for each, the 
smaller and larger ID bushing.  For the small ID bushing tool I took a piece of 
3/4" hardwood dowel rod and turned the end down to approximately 10mm diameter 
(you want it just be a slip fit into the ID of the new bushing) and the step 
down on the now 10mm end of the dowel is approximately 12 mm long.  This allows 
you to just slip the new bushing on the step down should be the length of the 
bushing and drive the bushing in place.  The shoulder on the dowel where you 
cut it down will prevent driving the bushing in too far.  For the large ID 
bushing I did the same but the ID for the bushing is about 15mm diameter.
 
I may be off a bit on some of my measurements; and I think those two tap sizes 
work, but you should get the idea.  I haven't used them in a while and am not 
positive about which is which.  But with these two tools you can remove and 
reinstall a starter bushing in about 5 minutes and you only have to remove the 
starter.  I actually think I could do one complete including removing and 
reinstalling the starter in under 10 minutes.
 
And of course VW had a special tool for removal of the bushing but I just made 
my own removal and reinstall tools.

If you have any questions call me if you want 936-569-3542 cell.
 
And I also refurbish ambulance steps!
 

--- On Thu, 10/27/11, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: James
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011, 9:22 PM






Nope, still won't start. I timed it with the static method. I am suspecting it 
was the 12v to 6v bushing. I took the starter out and noticed that the bushing 
I put in a few months ago appeared to be gone. I grabbed a 12 to 6 volt 
conversion bushing - or so I thought.


Evidently I had a 12 v bushing mixed in with my 12 to 6v bushing drawer and 
beat it into place. I figured out my mistake when I tried reinstalling the 6v 
starter. I tried removing it with an easy out but it wouldn't catch.


Looks like I'll be dropping the engine on Saturday morning.so I'll beat it out 
from the other side. I can't diagnose the running problem until I get it 
started so...



From: "bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx" <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Texas Buses <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:58 PM
Subject: [tcb] James 

Did you get your Bus issues figured out?  If so what was it?

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