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16-50 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Electric Starter System
Starter Motor Removal
                          NOTICE
  Do not tap the starter motor shaft or body. Tapping
  the shaft or body could damage the motor.

• Remove  the throttle body assy (see Throttle Body Assy
  Removal in the Fuel System (DFI) chapter).
• Disconnect the water temperature sensor connector [A].
• Slide back the rubber cap [A].
• Remove the
  Remove        starter motor cable terminal nut [B].
• Pull out the
            the mounting bolts [C].
•              starter motor [D].

Starter Motor Installation
                          NOTICE
  Do not tap the starter motor shaft or body. Tapping
  the shaft or body could damage the motor.

• When   installing the starter motor, clean the starter mo-
  tor legs [A] and crankcase [B] where the starter motor is
  grounded.

• Replace  the O-ring [A] with a new one.
• Apply grease to the O-ring.
• Tighten:
  Torque - Starter Motor Mounting Bolts: 9.8 N·m (1.0 kgf·m,
              87 in·lb)

• Install the starter motor cable [A] as shown [B] upward.
• Tighten:
  Torque - Starter Motor Cable Terminal Nut [C]: 5.9 N·m (0.60
              kgf·m, 52 in·lb)
• Slide back the rubber cap to the original position.