Starter Motor: Service and Repair

STARTER MOTOR - 3.0L REMOVAL/INSTALLATION









1. Disconnect the battery ground cable. See BATTERY DISCONNECT.
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 N.m (2.3 kgf.m, 17 ft.lbf).

5. Remove the starter motor solenoid wire nut.
- To install, tighten to 5 N.m (0.5 kgf.m, 44 in.lbf).

6. Remove the starter motor solenoid battery cable nut and position aside the cables.
- To install, tighten to 12 N.m (1.2 kgf.m, 9 ft.lbf).

7. Remove the 2 starter motor bolts and the starter motor.
- To install, tighten to 27 N.m (2.7 kgf.m, 20 ft.lbf).

8. To install, reverse the removal procedure.