Misdby1

Unfortunetly I don't have the means to buy a brand new $500 starter.

I could buy a rebuilt one for about half the price from acuraoemparts.com.

What I really want to know is has anyone rebuilt a starter?

The starter works fine but the solenoid gets stuck every so often. I'm hoping its either dirty inside and could just use a cleaning and maybe a set of brushes.

Any suggestions? Comments?

TIY.

Zippee

If it's the solenoid that's acting up just change that.

GreenMonster

Every major city usually has a shop that will rebuild your old starter for you, and like Zippee said, if it's just the solenoid, you can replace just that.

When I used to work at my uncles auto parts place 20 years ago, I used to have to make a trip to the generator/alternator/starter place that would rebuild anything. Place was weird with starters and alternators stacked to the ceiling... But they could rebuild anything that the usual part places couldn't.

Misdby1

Thanks guys.

I tore it apart, cleaned it and put it back in. It starts - for now.

My immediate thought was to replace the brushes but they aren't even through HALF of their life yet. I didn't see any evidence of shorting or other wear so .

Thanks for the help!