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Starter Motor: Service and Repair


1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove bolt securing starter lead and transmission breather tube to starter mounting bracket.
3. Disconnect starter lead from starter terminal on firewall.
4. Remove top bolt attaching starter mounting bracket to bellhousing.
5. Raise and support vehicle.
6. Remove lower mounting bolt, then remove starter and mounting bracket as an assembly.
7. Remove starter lead from starter solenoid.
8. Disconnect mounting bracket from starter.
9. Reverse procedure to install.