The starter is mounted on the driver's side bottom of the engine.
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Raise the vehicle and support it safely with jackstands.
Starter mounting-1986-89 RX-7
Disconnect the heavy battery cable from the terminal marked B on the starter solenoid (or magnetic switch on later models).
Disconnect the thinner ignition switch wire from the terminal marked S on the solenoid/magnetic switch.
On vehicles with automatic transmissions, remove the front starter motor bracket bolts and the bracket. Remove the two starter attaching bolts and remove the starter.
To install:
Support the starter by and hand and position it onto the flywheel housing. Install the two mounting bolts. On 1986-89 RX-7s, torque the bolts to 24-33 ft. lbs. (33-45 Nm). Install the front starter bracket, if removed.
Connect the starter wiring to the appropriate solenoid or switch terminals. On 1986-89 models, torque the B terminal (battery cable) nut to 8 ft. lbs. (11 Nm).
The size for the bolts that hold the starter in are 14mm. The one wire that you have to take off of the stater solenoid is a 12mmThe size for the bolts that hold the starter in are 14mm. The one wire that you have to take off of the stater solenoid is a 12mm
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The starter is mounted on the driver's side bottom of the engine.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Raise the vehicle and support it safely with jackstands.
- Support the starter by and hand and position it onto the flywheel housing. Install the two mounting bolts. On 1986-89 RX-7s, torque the bolts to 24-33 ft. lbs. (33-45 Nm). Install the front starter bracket, if removed.
- Connect the starter wiring to the appropriate solenoid or switch terminals. On 1986-89 models, torque the B terminal (battery cable) nut to 8 ft. lbs. (11 Nm).
- Lower the vehicle.
- Connect the negative battery cable.
Starter mounting-1986-89 RX-7
- Disconnect the heavy battery cable from the terminal marked B on the starter solenoid (or magnetic switch on later models).
- Disconnect the thinner ignition switch wire from the terminal marked S on the solenoid/magnetic switch.
- On vehicles with automatic transmissions, remove the front starter motor bracket bolts and the bracket. Remove the two starter attaching bolts and remove the starter.
To install:The size for the bolts that hold the starter in are 14mm. The one wire that you have to take off of the stater solenoid is a 12mm