[Steve Tinker]

Replaced the starter motor with a rebuilt unit from Pelican Parts.
The original starter was "hanging up" on the ring gear for a second or two causing it to howl - not a nice sound in the main street....
Checked the knock sensors, AOS and cleaned the throttle body & inlet manifolds while everything was apart.
I stripped the old starter motor & planetary gears apart, cleaned the commutator, freed up the brushes and greased the bearings and sliding shaft.
Bench tested for a couple of minutes and a dozen starts and all OK.
Instead of sending the starter back to Pelican for the $85 core charge I've put the rebuilt starter motor in the workshop cupboard for a spare.
Hot and humid @ 30 deg C - I was just thankfull I was in the shade - I should really get an air conditioner for the garage.....