1991 Chevy Cavalier starter keeps going out

1991 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
112,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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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?
Nov 22, 2010 at 8:23 PM
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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.
Nov 22, 2010 at 8:28 PM
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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.
Nov 23, 2010 at 12:12 AM
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