My starter is sticking sometimes so I figured I'd best replace it before the wife gets stranded again. I was checking on prices and there are 4 different ones ranging in price from $85 to $160 What gives last time I did one on my bronco there was just 1 to chose from, What gives?
4 different starters?
Jun 17, 2006
2 Replies
$85 to $160
They make 'rebuilt' starters and 'remanufactured' starters plus if you want to get real fancy 'new' starters. The new starter is more like $4-600.00 though, so you are looking at the others.
Most are rebuilt which means they opened them and replaced only the dead or worn out parts and hopefully maybe cleaned it and greased it while it was open.
Remanufactured means they used the case and core and put all new guts in. That 'might' be the story for the $160.00 one, but that isn't a sure thing.
I have recently gotten 'remanufactured' Jeep starter that still had a bad nose bushing in it. This destroyed my ring gear. Sure the 'starter' had a warranty, but it didn't include the cost of removing the engine to replace the destroyed ring gear.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail >$85 to $160
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