Starter motor - ’l’ series
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Starter motor - ’l’ series
ElectricalStarter motor - ’l’ series
STARTER MOTOR - ’L’ SERIES
Service repair no - 86.60.01
Remove
- Disconnect battery earth lead.
- Remove air cleaner. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - EDC, Repairs.
- Disconnect Lucar from starter solenoid.
- Remove nut and disconnect battery lead from starter solenoid.
- Remove lower bolt securing starter motor.
- Remove bolt securing engine steady bar to gearbox mounting.
- Remove upper bolt securing starter motor.
- Remove engine steady bar.
- Remove starter motor.
Refit
- Clean mating faces of starter motor and gearbox.
- Fit starter motor and fit lower bolt but do not tighten at this stage.
- Fit engine steady bar and fit bolt to gearbox mounting.
- Fit starter motor upper bolt.
- Tighten both upper and lower starter motor bolts to 85 Nm.
- Connect battery cable to starter solenoid, fit nut and tighten to 4 Nm.
- Connect Lucar to solenoid.
- Fit air cleaner. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - EDC, Repairs.
- Connect battery earth lead.
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