Looking at those windshield wiper pullers, unless it's very different to the ones' I've seen, they won't work as there's nothing for the central pin to push against.
I'd search for "Elmer guitar knob and bushing puller" if you can get one locally in Germany. They are available at a couple of places in the UK, or certainly on eBay if you can wait for shipping from the US or China if you can't find them anywhere else. It's about the cheapest commercially-made puller I know that will work (I have one). The 'Schatten guitar knob and bushing puller" is almost identical but a bit more expensive. However, it is a useful tool if you are going to make or modify more guitars.
Jim's puller could work, but you are reliant of the splines on the side of the bushing stopping the bushing from rotating. As the splines are at the top of the bushing, you don't want the bushing rotating and the splines widening the hole so it's loose when you re-insert the bushing. Ideally you'd really need to have a cut-out in the side of the wooden block big enough to fit some thin-nose pliers in (you'll need an assistant to do this) to grip the bushing to prevent any turning whilst the bushing is being pulled upwards.
You may find the hole isn't deep enough for the bushing or it's full of finish and smaller than it should be. I had to get an 11.5mm drill to slightly enlarge/clean out and deepen the bridge holes on the GSJ as the bushings for the replacement bridge I used were about 3mm deeper than the kit ones and the existing hole was slightly too short. That 11.5mm hole still gave enough grip for the bushings to hold firmly whilst being easy to insert.
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Originally Posted by Simon Barden
