There are additional benefits for repairing the equipment you own.
A lifetime warranty on the starter may not seem so valuable if a
store-bought rebuilt leaves you stranded in a few days/weeks.

When it can be determined that brushes were the problem with the starter, a
clean/inspect/repair procedure is very cost effective.

One doesn't definitely need a shop full of equipment to perform dependable
repairs on various vehicle components.

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WB
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"Bill Noble" wrote in message
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note that if you want to save $$, you can buy brushes and a solenoid alone
and just change them - the rest of the starter motor rarely fails -
depending on the cost of a rebuilt this may (or may not) make sense - for
a $50 rebuilt you don't save enough to be worth the risk that there is
more wrong, for a $350 rebuilt it's worth it.