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Makes 🢒 Saturn 🢒 2005 🢒 L300/LW300 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Electrical 🢒 Starter Replacement

Starter Replacement L81

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 897256 Size: SH

    Important: Record all pre-set radio stations.

  1. Turn the ignition OFF.

    2. Caution: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in the Preface section.

  2. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

    3. Caution: Refer to Vehicle Lifting Caution in the Preface section.

  3. Jack or raise the vehicle on a hoist.
  4. Remove the right front wheel.

    5. Important: The exhaust system remains hot for extended periods of time.

  5. Disconnect the 2 starter solenoid electrical connections.

    6. Important: Loosening the fastener will allow the harness bracket to move enough to clear the starter using the J44830 or equivalent (#16 TORX) wrench.

  6. Loosen the fastener securing the electrical harness bracket to block.
  7. Remove the lower starter assembly to engine block bolt.
  8. Lower the vehicle.

    9. Object Number: 895774 Size: SH
  9. Remove the upper starter assembly to engine block bolt.
  10. Move the starter right, clearing the engine block, then left and out of the engine block (flywheel housing).

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 895774 Size: SH
  1. Guide the starter into the engine block (flywheel housing).
  2. Install the upper starter mounting bolt finger tight.
  3. Raise the vehicle on a hoist. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.

    4. Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.

  4. Install the lower starter mounting bolts.

    5. Tighten
    Tighten the lower starter mounting bolts to 40 N·m (30 lb ft).


    Object Number: 897256 Size: SH
  5. Install the B+ cable and nut.

    6. Tighten
    Tighten the B+ cable to starter nut to 9 N·m (80 lb in).

  6. Install the S-terminal wire and nut.

    7. Tighten
    Tighten the S-terminal nut to 4.5 N·m (40 lb in).

  7. Connect the negative battery cable to the battery.

    8. Tighten
    Tighten the battery terminal bolts to 17 N·m (13 lb ft).

  8. Install the right front wheel.
  9. Position the wheel onto the hub.
  10. Install the wheel bolts and tighten in a star pattern.
    11. 10.1. Hand tighten all 5 wheel bolts.
    10.2. Use a torque wrench to tighten the wheel bolts using a star pattern.

    Tighten
    Tighten the wheel bolts initially to 63 N·m (46 lb ft).

    10.3. Use a torque wrench to final tighten the wheel bolts using a star pattern.

    Tighten
    Tighten the wheel bolts finally to 125 N·m (92 lb ft).

  11. Lower the vehicle from the hoist.
  12. Tighten the upper starter mounting bolt.

    13. Tighten
    Tighten the upper starter mounting bolts to 40 N·m (30 lb ft).

  13. Reprogram the radio stations.