In some cases, a small, threaded stud is located next to the large stud. Mount the wire, or often multiple wires, on the stud and use a wrench to tighten the small retaining nut.4. It also pushes the starter drive gear into a large ring of gear teeth to turn the engine. When power is switched off to the starter solenoid, the contacts open and the drive gear is retracted.
Instructions
1. Raise the hood and use a wrench to disconnect the negative battery cable. Jack up the front of the car and install jack stands. Make sure that the car is stable before beginning to work underneath.
2. Use a wrench and attach the starter's main power wire to the starter solenoid. The solenoid is smaller than the starter motor and usually fits on top of the unit. Its main stud is large enough to accommodate the battery cable that runs directly from the battery's positive post.
3. Plug in the solenoid energizer wire. The plug normally is located next to the battery cable post.
Car starters never are wired directly to the battery. Although the battery cable does, in most cases, animation directly to the starter, it attaches to the starter solenoid. A starter solenoid is an electromagnet. When it is energized, the magnet pulls contacts closed to supply power to the starter motor.Mount the starter in place by tightening the mounting bolts with a socket wrench. Make sure the bolts are tight because they complete the ground (negative) circuit. The starter case serves as the ground.
5. Jack up the car and remove the jack stands. Reattach the negative battery terminal and test the starter for operation.
