Starter Removal and Installation: Installation

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Place the starter assembly in position using an assistant to prop up the starter to aid in screwing in the upper stud with the weld nut.
Install the starter mounting bolts.
Tighten

Tighten the starter-to-engine block mounting bolt to 21 N.m (15 lb-ft) and the starter-to-engine transaxle mounting bolt to 21 N.m (15 lb-ft).

Fig 1: Installing Starter Mounting Bolts
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Position the starter electrical wire on the solenoid terminals and the ground wire on the lower stud.
Install the starter solenoid nuts and the ground wire nut.
Tighten

Tighten the starter solenoid terminal-to-battery cable terminal nut to 12 N.m (106 lb-in), and the starter solenoid terminal-to-ignition solenoid terminal nut to 6 N.m (53 lb-in).

Tighten the starter lower mounting stud ground wire nut to 12 N.m (106 lb-in).

Fig 2: Installing Starter Solenoid Nuts And Ground Wire Nut
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