2001 S-10 starters
 

I bought a new 2001 S-10 that I replaced a starter on, around 50K and 2 years after I bought the car. I have since sold the truck to my son, who now has around 140K and he has replaced the starter 3 more times and is having another starter put in as we speak. This is the 4 cylinder, manual trans, and when I changed it the first time, I did not notice any shims. I had starter problems many years ago, so I am always observant for shims. So since I bought this new, is it possible it should have had shims, or is there a service bulletin on this problem, or can someone give me some advice on the situation.

Welcome to the forum.:) There wouldn't be shims if they weren't needed. What was wrong with the starters? Has the flywheel ever been serviced?