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Hi there , when changing starter motor ? Do you use something like LM greece on the the shaft gear and shaft of new start motor going to be fitted, or just put back with new bush ? Cheers for advices

No greece or turkey or croatia - dry.
Grease and oil attract dirt and it will stick.

Aren't you supposed to soak the new bush in oil for a day or so before fitting?

That wasn't the query though!

Obg, you can be quite curt at times

I did once read about some form of dry lube for the shaft, didn't bother to keep the info 'upstairs' as i figured I wasn't going to buy a tin of it just to use one little squirt before retiring it to a shelf in the garage.

Yep, soak your bush in engine oil for 24 hours!

Are they actually magnetic? Accidentally dropped my new one into a plastic oil container - still there, at the bottom.

Ralf85 wrote:Yep, soak your bush in engine oil for 24 hours!

Careful sir , you know where this could lead...

CovKid wrote:Are they actually magnetic? Accidentally dropped my new one into a plastic oil container - still there, at the bottom.

Nope, it is not magnetic! So it's a pour out into something else job!