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Old 01-29-2008, 12:20 AM   #10 (permalink)
Lazarus
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
As far as starter wear goes, this past year I've replaced brush sets on two starters for my vehicles. These starters are 13 and 15 years old, and have never been serviced before. Everything but the brushes was just fine- didn't even need to turn the commutators. One set of brushes cost $6; the other $13.
I agree. I can't remember the last time I had to replace a starter and I keep cars in the 150-200k range. Unless you're cranking it 30 seconds at a time to get it going I don't think that is much of an issue.
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