[Vwdiesel] OT: starter solenoid 94 Pathfinder question

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

  If it's anything like the one on my wife's Caravan, there are replaceable 
contacts.  Is the solenoid part of the starter I presume?  Problem is, the 
contact set is ridiculously priced (relativel to a starter or solenoid) and 
doesn't seem to be a long term fix.  I put a set in mine and it got me 
about a year or so.  Started acting up again and the contacts were good 
so I cleaned things up.  Fine for a few days.  Cleaned and checked more 
things.  Fine for a couple days.  Pulled and inspected, couldn't find a 
THING wrong.  Finally gave in and  replaced the whole thing since a 
solenoid is 60% of the price of a whole unit.  Been fine since.  :-P
  Oh, unlike a Chevy solenoid, contacts are each a different shape and 
vary from starter to starter so they're not all that universal.  :-(
     Loren