Starter Motor: Service and Repair

STARTER MOTOR

REMOVAL




1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the air cleaner box.




3. Pushing the inner cooler hose up and out of the way and remove the upper starter bolt and ground wire.
4. Raise vehicle and support.




5. Remove the inner cooler lower hose from the inner cooler.




6. Remove the nuts that hold the lower inner cooler tube.




7. Remove the studs that hold the power steering lines.
8. Loosen and relocate the power steering lines.




9. Remove the Structural Collar.




10. Unlock and disconnect the solenoid electrical connector.
11. Disconnect and remove the positive battery cable.
12. Remove the lower starter bolt.
13. Remove starter.

INSTALLATION




1. Install starter.
2. Install the lower starter bolt and tighten bolt to 54 N.m (40 ft. lbs.).
3. Connect the positive battery cable and tighten nut to 10 N.m ( 90 in. lbs.).
4. Connect and lock the solenoid electrical connector.




5. Install the Structural Collar.




6. Locate the power steering lines.
7. Install the studs that hold the power steering lines and tighten to 61 N.m (45 ft. lbs.).




8. Tighten nuts that hold the inner cooler lower tube.




9. Install the inner cooler lower hose to the inner cooler and tighten clamp.




10. Lower vehicle.
11. Pushing the inner cooler hose up and out of the way and install the upper starter bolt and ground wire and tighten bolt to 54 N.m (40 ft. lbs.).
12. Install the air cleaner box.
13. Tighten air cleaner hose clamp.




14. Connect the negative battery cable.