Excellent! I'm going to give it a shot this afternoon. If it works, it will save me some much needed $$. Thanks for the info baja! I don't want to disassemble my starter, so i'm going to go the route of the hex bolt and lock nuts. Doing this would mean i stick the threaded end of the bolt in the drill chuck. Do you think I should use my grinder on the theaded side and semi-fabricate a hex shaft like a bit? I'm worried the threaded end alone will slip in the chuck.