starter points, hard to do urself? Options

[CelicaST_CALI]

hey guyz,within the last 4 or 5 months the celi has been having starter problems....When it trys to start it, it clicks,so i pump the clutch and try to start again and it does the same thing for around 5 times,but once i do it,the next 4 times it starts fine,i took it to the mechanic and he said it was the starter points,and he said it would take over 6 hours to fix,and over 300$,the points are cheap im pretty sure,anyone got the part #?Then today my dad said that if i bought the part he would help me to install,anyone have a how-to,is this mechanic full of **** with 6 hours?

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Nov 23, 2007 - 2:43 PM

[Celiracer18]

I had the same thing happen to mine this past summer. I just replaced it with a rebuilt from the parts store ($70~) took about 10-15 mins to replace it.

-edit- THe points that are worn in the starter are INSIDE the starter so if you dont think you can rebuild it, it's much easier to get a new or rebuilt and replace.

This post has been edited by Celiracer18: Nov 23, 2007 - 7:46 PM