TW> I had a similar Starter o na 1971 VW Square back. At times the starter   
   TW> woudl niot wrok and crawling under the car and bridging the solenoid   
   TW> woulr gwet it to work for a while. Even though the car was uinder the   
   TW> Warranty the VW Dealer woudl do nothing for me because it wroked whn   
   TW> they tried it. When it failed on a trip. Luckly in a mini mall with a   
   TW> Auto parts Store I decided to Change the starter. Only problem is it was   
   TW> during a wind strom and sand was blowing everywhere. Never had that   
   TW> problem again   
      
   Yes, I have changed a starter in both my old 80 Malibu and my 2002 Monte   
   Carlo.  It isn't too difficult of a job.  At least when the Monte Carlo   
   starter failed, the weather was nice and I just had to miss a day of work.     
      
   Rode the Harley to the parts store, picked up a lifetime warranty starter,   
   rode home and replaced it.  That was about 3 years ago now.     
      
   - Mark   
      
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