From: susan@rooftop.com   
      
   From researching bebuilding the starter it became clear the rebuild is   
   simple -- it's removing the starter that's not fun.  I found excellent   
   instructions for a 1991 4Runner 3VZE (everything should be the same as   
   my truck for this job) here:   
      
   http://www.yotatech.com/f128/starter-replacement-2nd-gen-4runner-76358/   
      
   ...and I was tempted. After sleeping on it overnight, I decided to   
   call the auto shop to ask what they charge, figuring if it was around   
   $200 bucks, I'd save myself the aggrivation. (I was more worried about   
   getting the starter BACK IN, as those retaining bolts are not easy to   
   get to from the sound/look of it... I pictured myself on my back with   
   a bolt precariously balanced on the end of a 2-foot extension, in a   
   swivel joint, trying to line it up to start the first few threads, and   
   hearing the CLINK as it drops down through the wishbones for the 40th   
   time in a row...) They charge $225, so I dropped it off.   
      
   I'm not proud, but my truck is probably relieved.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)