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Starter Motor: Service and Repair

STARTER MOTOR












Removal and Installation
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the air cleaner.
3. Disconnect the transmission shift cable-to-manual lever.
4. Remove the 2 transmission cable bracket bolts and detach the wire harness retainer and position aside the transmission cable and bracket.
- To install, tighten to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).

5. Remove the starter motor solenoid wire nut.
- To install, tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).

6. Remove the starter motor solenoid battery cable nut and position aside the cables.
- To install, tighten to 12 Nm (9 lb-ft).

7. Remove the 2 bolts and the starter motor.
- To install, tighten to 27 Nm (20 lb-ft).

8. To install, reverse the removal procedure.