Starter Motor: Service and Repair
REMOVALWith Manual Transmission
1. Disconnect and isolate negative battery cable.
2. Raise and support vehicle.
Fig. 9 Starter Motor Remove/Install:
3. Remove nut securing starter motor to stud on transmission housing (Fig. 9).
4. while supporting starter motor, remove bolt securing starter motor to transmission housing.
5. If equipped with automatic transmission, slide transmission cooler tube bracket forward on tubes far enough for starter motor to be removed from lower mounting stud.
6. Lower starter motor from front transmission housing far enough to access and remove nut securing battery cable eyelet to starter solenoid stud.
Always support starter motor during this process. Do not let starter motor hang from wire harness.
7. Remove solenoid wire solenoid terminal stud.
8. Disconnect battery cable solenoid wire from receptacle on starter solenoid.
9. Remove starter motor from transmission housing.
With Automatic Transmission
1. Disconnect and isolate negative battery cable.
2. Raise and support vehicle.
Fig. 10 Starter Motor Remove/Install:
3. Remove bolt and washer (rearward facing) securing starter motor to the transmission housing (Fig. 10).
4. while supporting starter motor, remove bolt and washer (rearward facing) securing starter motor to the transmission housing.
5. Lower starter motor from front of transmission housing far enough to access and remove nut securing battery positive cable eyelet terminal to the starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud. Always support starter motor during this process. Do not let starter motor hang from wire harness.
6. Remove battery cable eyelet terminal from solenoid B(+) terminal stud.
7. Disconnect battery cable solenoid terminal wire harness connector from receptacle on starter solenoid.
8. Remove starter motor from transmission housing.
INSTALLATION
With Manual Trans.
1. Position starter motor to transmission housing.
2. Connect battery cable solenoid terminal wire harness connector to connector receptacle on starter solenoid. Always support the starter motor during this process. Do not let the starter motor hang from the wire harness.
3. Install battery cable eyelet terminal onto solenoid B(+) terminal stud.
4. Install and tighten nut securing battery cable eyelet terminal to starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud. Tighten nut to 13.6 Nm (120 in. lbs.).
5. Position starter motor over stud on transmission housing.
6. If equipped with automatic transmission, slide automatic transmission cooler tube bracket rearward on tubes and into position over starter motor flange.
7. Loosely install the washers, bolt, and nut to starter. Tighten bolt and nut to 67.8 Nm (50 ft. lbs.).
8. Lower vehicle.
9. Connect negative battery cable.
With Automatic Trans.
1. Position starter motor to transmission housing.
2. Connect battery cable solenoid terminal wire harness connector to connector receptacle on starter solenoid. Always support the starter motor during this process. Do not let the starter motor hang from the wire harness.
3. Install battery cable eyelet terminal onto solenoid B(+) terminal stud.
4. Install and tighten nut securing battery cable eyelet terminal to starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud. Tighten nut to 13.6 Nm (120 in. lbs.).
5. Position starter motor to transmission housing and loosely install two bolts/washers.
6. Tighten bolts to 67.8 Nm (50 ft. lbs.).
7. Lower vehicle.
8. Connect negative battery cable.