The starter on my '95 'burb is a little slow to crank...my mechanic says I need a new starter..just replaced the battery...

I looked up a rebuilt starter and they really aren't very epensive...mechanic wants $350.00 to do the job...no idea whether starter is from chevy or rebuilt..

so nosing around this looks like a pretty easy repair..just disconnect negative battery lead...crawl under car, undo wiring to starter, unscrew 2 bolts and then slide old starter out and new one in and reverse the procedure.

Am I missing something here?

It seems like a pretty easy straightforward repair...

 

unhook the POSITIVE cable, or both, but positive for sure

 

When doing electrical work always disconnect the negative cable. If you are replacing the battery disconnect negative then the positive. When re connecting put the positive on first then the negative. This way you can never complete the circuit with your wrench. If you disconnect the positive first and you touch any thing metal with your wrench while touching the positive it will spark and possibly short something out. Remove both battery cables and look at the threads ( on bolts and in battery) if there is any corrosion it would cause your exact problem. Usually (not always) slow cranking is usually a power delivery (voltage drop) problem caused by a bad battery or bad connection. As far as replacing the starter, it is as easy as it looks. Takes about 10 min in a shop. Labor guide calls for half of a hour (.5). It is possible he is pricing a new starter. It is definitely not a dealer unit. He price sounds about right though.

 

thanks for the battery primer....

what are the "starter shims" that are shown as coming with the starter?

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...&parentId=64-0

 

The best way to describe it is. If the starter sounds funny when stating you need add shims. If the old starter had shims try reusing those first.