Thanks, Q. Mine is an automatic, and that exactly what I did when it didn't start last time - put the car in drive and tried to push it a little. But I want to get it fixed now. How big a job is replacing the flywheel ring gear - what else should I get replaced along with this job, if the incremental labor is not going to be much? I guess from your answer it seems that the starter should not be touched in this case.