Starter Motor: Service and Repair

REMOVAL PROCEDURE

CAUTION: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in Service Precautions.

NOTE: Never operate the starter motor for more than 30 seconds at a time. Allow it to cool for at least two minutes. Overheating, caused by too much cranking, will damage the starter motor.

1. Disconnect the battery negative cable.






2. Remove the engine to transmission brace rod mounting bolts.
3. Remove the engine to transmission brace rod.






4. Remove the starter heat shield.






5. Disconnect the wires from the starter solenoid.






6. Remove the starter motor mounting bolts.
7. Remove the starter from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE






1. Install the starter motor to the vehicle.
2. Install the starter mounting bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the starter motor mounting bolts to 43 N.m (32 lb ft).






3. Connect the wires to the starter solenoid.

Tighten
^ Tighten the battery positive cable to starter nut to 9 N.m (80 lb in).
^ Tighten the engine wiring harness to starter nut to 1.9 N.m (17 lb in).






4. Install the starter heat shield.






5. Install the engine to transmission brace rod.
6. Install the engine to transmission brace rod mounting bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the engine to transmission brace mounting bolts to 50 N.m (37 lb ft).

7. Connect the battery negative cable.