Oldsalt,
Taking of the starter is no big deal. Disconnect the battery terminals, remove the hot cable to the starter and then take off the two bolts that hold the starter on and "wiggle" the starter off. Piece of cake!. I used a small cheapy dremel type tool from Harbor Freight to grind, sand and polish the end pieces. Four beers later and I was done! Or maybe it was five beers?!