Starter Motor: Service and Repair

Starter Motor

Service Repair No - 86.60.01

Removal

All vehicles
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Raise and support the vehicle.

WARNING: Do not work on or under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle on safety stands.

3. Remove the RH front wheel.
4. Remove the engine undershield.
5. Remove the upper suspension arm and brake line heat shields for access.
^ Remove the 3 nuts.
^ Remove the 3 bolts.
^ Remove the 3 heat shields.





Right-hand drive vehicles
6. Disconnect the steering column lower shaft from the steering column.

NOTE: Make sure the steering is in the straight ahead position.





All vehicles
7. Disconnect the starter motor electrical connection.
^ Release the terminal cover.
^ Remove the terminal nut insulator.
^ Remove the nut.





8. Release the starter motor.
^ Remove the starter motor retaining bolts.





9. Remove the starter motor.
^ Rotate the starter motor to access the electrical connector.
^ Disconnect the electrical connector.

Installation

All vehicles
1. Install the starter motor.
^ Clean the component mating faces.
^ Tighten the bolts to 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs.).

2. Connect the electrical connectors.
^ Tighten the starter motor nut to 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.).
^ Install the terminal nut insulator.
^ Install the terminal cover.
^ Secure the electrical connector

Right-hand drive vehicles
3. Connect the steering column lower shaft.
^ Clean the component mating faces.
^ Install new patchlock bolt and tighten to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).

All vehicles
4. Install the upper suspension arm and brake line heat shields.
^ Install the bolts.
^ Install the nuts.

NOTE: The heatshield consists of 3 parts.

5. Install the engine undershield.
6. Install the front wheel.
^ Tighten the wheel nuts to 140 Nm (103 ft. lbs.).

7. Connect the battery ground cable.