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Removal and Replacement

Starter:




Starter:





REMOVAL

1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL

CAUTION: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.

2. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL




3. REMOVE BATTERY CLAMP
a. Remove the bolt and loosen the nut.
b. Detach the 2 wire harness clamps.
c. Detach the hook of the battery clamp from the battery bracket front, and then remove the battery clamp.

4. REMOVE BATTERY INSULATOR
5. REMOVE BATTERY




6. REMOVE FRONT BATTERY BRACKET
a. Detach the 2 wire harness clamps.
b. Remove the 4 bolts and bracket front.




7. REMOVE BATTERY BRACKET REINFORCEMENT
a. Remove the 2 bolts and reinforcement bracket.




8. REMOVE STARTER ASSEMBLY
a. Disconnect the starter connector.
b. Open the terminal cap, remove the nut and disconnect the starter wire.




c. Remove the 2 bolts and starter.

INSTALLATION




1. INSTALL STARTER ASSEMBLY
a. Install the starter with the 2 bolts.

Torque: 37 N.m (377 kgf.cm, 27 ft.lbf)




b. Connect the starter connector.
c. Install the terminal nut and cover the nut with the cap.

Torque: 9.8 N.m (100 kgf.cm, 7 ft.lbf)




2. INSTALL BATTERY BRACKET REINFORCEMENT
a. Install the bracket reinforcement.

Torque: 19 N.m (194 kgf.cm, 14 ft.lbf)




3. INSTALL FRONT BATTERY BRACKET
a. Install the bracket front with the 4 bolts.

Torque: 19 N.m (194 kgf.cm, 14 ft.lbf)

b. Attach the 2 wire harness clamps.

4. INSTALL BATTERY
5. INSTALL BATTERY INSULATOR




6. INSTALL BATTERY CLAMP
a. Attach the hook of the battery clamp to the battery bracket front.
b. Temporarily tighten the nut and install the bolt.
c. Adjust the battery clamp's position.
d. Fully tighten the nut and bolt.

Torque: 5.0 N.m (51 kgf.cm, 44 in.lbf)

e. Attach the 2 wire harness clamps.

7. CONNECT CABLE TO POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
8. CONNECT CABLE TO NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
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