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Starter Motor: Removal

  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Remove the catalytic converter.
  2. Remove the positive battery cable nut. Remove the positive battery cable terminal and the engine harness leads from the solenoid. Remove the S terminal nut. See Fig 1 . Remove the purple wire lead and washer from the solenoid.
  3. Support the starter motor. Remove the starter motor bolts. See Fig 2 . Remove the starter motor.
Fig 1: Identifying Starter Motor Electrical Leads
G00358010Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Fig 2: Identifying Starter Motor
G00358011Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.