you're right.
a little more if you change the starter bushing in the bell housing..
that's for a 2WD  waterboxer vanagon ..

since you don't say what kind of vanagon ...
if it's a syncro .........that's pretty right actually.

On a diesel is a little tiny bit more work since the starter is partly
captured by the clutch slave cylinder bracket.

it always helps if people say WHAT KIND of vanagon ..
what model, version,  and year and which transmission.

there are  4 basic types of vanagons  ..
............air-cooleds, diesels, waterboxers, and syncro's.
members on this list own all types.
all have variations on something like a starter replacement job.

----- Original Message -----
From: "C Snyder " <titantic01@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 9:09 PM
Subject: Starter Replacment

I am wondering what th shop time manuals say it is surpose take to replace
the starter on a 1987. When I had it done last week, I was charged over 2
hours and I know that was way more time then it takes. Their is only 2 bolts
lol. My guesss is 30 min maybe.

Chris