Starter Motor: Service and Repair

Starter

Observe notes on contact corrosion. Refer to => [ Contact Corrosion ] Contact Corrosion.

Removing

- With ignition switched off, disconnect battery Ground (GND) wire. Refer to => [ Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting ] Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting.

- Remove right front wheel.

• Secure brake disc with a wheel bolt.

- Loosen the fasteners - 1 and 2 - - arrow - and remove the noise insulation, if equipped.





- Remove right drive axle heat shield - 1 -.





Manual Transmission

- Remove the wires - 3 - and - 4 - from the starter.





- Remove bolts - 1 - and - 2 - and remove starter.

• For the sake of illustration, the figure depicts engine support as removed.

Vehicles with Automatic Transmission





- Detach right drive axle from transmission flange shaft.

- Remove the wires - 2 - and - 3 - from the starter.

- Remove bolts - 1 - and - 4 - and remove starter.

• For the sake of illustration, the figure depicts engine support as removed.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

- Screw right drive axle onto flange shaft.

- Connect battery. Required actions => [ Vehicles with : ] Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting.

Tightening Specifications