Originally Posted by mishkaya

If you still have the OEM starter, keep it and do the starter contacts from Larry B. I doubt anything else is wrong with your starter, but you might end up with endless headaches with a reman (forget the price of a new one). My .02
It's a job you can relatively easily do yourself. All you need is a 12 point 10mm wrench (or whatever size it is) and a lot of strength. There are only three bolts holding it in...
I have done the starter contact swap on four trucks already and can usually get the whole R&R thing done in less than an hour.