Starter Motor: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

Battery Connection:

1. Disconnect negative battery cable.

Speed Control Servo:

2. Remove and relocate the speed control servo.
3. Unlock the electrical connector and disconnect the vacuum hose from servo.

Fan Module Connectors:

4. Unlock and disconnect the electrical connectors from the cooling module.
5. Disconnect the wiring clips from cooling module.

Module Retaining Clip:

6. Remove the retaining clip from the top of the cooling module.
7. Remove 2 fasteners and remove fan module from vehicle.

Oil Cooler Line:

8. Remove bolt from oil cooler line bracket in front motor mount.

Starter Battery Connection:

9. Remove the battery positive cable from starter motor.

Starter Battery Connection Removed:

10. Battery cable removed from starter.

Lower Bolt Removed:

11. Remove the lower starter bolt.

Starter Upper And Module Bolt:

12. Remove the middle starter bolt.
13. Remove the upper starter bolt.

Cardboard Installed:

14. Place a piece of cardboard in front radiator core, to keep from damaging the radiator.

Solenoid Connector:

15. Remove starter, and disconnect the solenoid wire from starter.

Remove/Install Starter:

16. Remove starter from vehicle.

Dust Shield:

17. Remove the starter dust shield from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

Cardboard Installed:

1. Place a piece of cardboard in front radiator core, to keep from damaging the radiator.

Remove/Install Starter:

2. Place starter on lower crossmember.

Solenoid Connector:

3. Connect the starter solenoid connector to starter.

Dust Shield:

4. Install dust shield on nose of starter, make sure of proper orientation.
5. Loose install the upper mounting bolt.

Starter Upper And Middle Bolt:

6. Loose install the middle starter bolt.

Lower Bolt Removed:

7. Loose install the lower starter bolt, tighten 3 bolts to 47 N.m (35 ft. lbs.).

Oil Cooler Line:

8. Install oil cooler bracket bolt and tighten.
9. Install fan module.

Module Retaining Clip:

10. Install fan module clip.
11. Connect and lock electrical connectors to fans.

Fan Module Connectors:

12. Install wiring clips.

Starter Battery Connection Removed:

13. Install battery connector to starter.

Starter Battery Connection:

14. Tighten cable nut to 11.3 N.m (100 ins. lbs.).
15. Connect the electrical connector and lock connector to servo.
16. Connect vacuum line to servo.

Speed Control Servo:

17. Install servo to crossmember and tighten bolt.

Battery Connection:

18. Connect negative battery cable.