I just seem to think the worse in things. Hoping if I need a new starter, that it won't need shimmed. If it does, I'll take it slow and easy and ask questions (sometimes hard for me to do) for answers. I have tried it in neutral and jiggled the handle. None of that seems to make a difference. I'll jiggle it tonight if it won't start. Daughter wants to take senior prom pictures with it. Don't want to tear anything apart tonight. She would be very upset.