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1991 Chevy Cavalier starter keeps going out

Tiny
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  • 1991 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 112,000 MILES
1991 Chevy Cavalier mileage: 112,000. My daughter’s starter keeps going out. She has had four replaced with a few months. Someone said it could be the flywheel is this an expensive part and hard to replace?
Monday, November 22nd, 2010 AT 8:23 PM

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Tiny
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Yes, the flywheel may be the cause of the failing starters. The flywheel is not very expensive but the labor to remove the transmission in order to replace the flywheel is.
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010 AT 8:28 PM
Tiny
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You say the starter had been replaced 4 times in the past few months. What do they say when you take the starter down to get a new one. Was the failure because of the starter or the solnoid? Sometimes a starter is used in different cars. If the starter sits too far in, then the starter gears will bind up for a second before retracting. Some cars have shims to move the starter out a fraction of a inch eliminating it.
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 AT 12:12 AM

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