Starter Motor: Service and Repair

Removing And Installing Starter

Technical values







Preliminary work

Preliminary work - starter
Disconnect battery.

Removing starter












1. Remove caps from fastening nuts.

WARNING:
If the battery has not been disconnected, battery voltage will be present at the leads during removal and installation.
- Risk of injury from burns and electric shock.
- Damage to electrical leads, control units and components due to accidental contact of leads with ground.
- Disconnect both battery terminals and cover the + terminal.

2. Unscrew fastening nuts -1, 2- on the starter, remove the leads and lay them to one side.







3. Undo the two fastening screws -3-.
4. Remove the starter rearward from the engine, rotating the starter as necessary.

Installing starter

WARNING:
If the battery has not been disconnected, battery voltage will be present at the leads during removal and installation.
- Risk of injury from burns and electric shock.
- Damage to electrical leads, control units and components due to accidental contact of leads with ground.
- Disconnect both battery terminals and cover the + terminal.

1. Insert and position starter into engine compartment, rotating it slightly aufsetzen.

The angled cable lug of terminal 50 (M6) -1- faces in driving direction after assembly.







2. Insert fastening screws -3- on starter, screw into the engine housing and tighten - Tightening torque: 33 ftlb.







3. Position electrical leads on the starter and tighten with fastening nuts -1, 2-. - Tightening torque: 13 ftlb. - Tightening torque: 5.0 ftlb.
4. Fit caps on fastening nuts.

Subsequent work

Subsequent work - starter
Disconnect battery.