Like Dennis, I too have gone to the Go Westy starter. All the rebuilt
starters are simply junk.  The GW starter for the automatic is cheaper than
the manual at $279, and mine doesn't really sound like a Toyota, but it is a
bit noisier.

It's their exclusive design. If we haven't convinced you to fix it right,
this will: http://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=141

Unfortunately, you missed their Thanksgiving 10% off sale. Next one likely
won't be until Memorial Day.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Robert Clemmer
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 11:54 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Starter removal???

For several years now, occasionally my starter on my 91 2.1 automatic would
not start.  A light tap with a hammer and all is well.  I'm getting ready to
head south after Christmas so I wanted to fix this before I'm stranded in a
rest area with a no start condition.  My challenge is the top bolt/crown
bolt on the starter that goes through the bell housing into the engine case.
Any words of advice before I break this thing off and I have a real problem.

Thanks Bob C