Removal (4.7L V-8 With Manual Transmission)
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Dodge Dakota and 2003 Dodge Dakota. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect and isolate negative battery cable.
- Raise and support vehicle.
- Remove nut securing starter motor to stud on transmission housing. See Fig 1 .
- While supporting starter motor, remove bolt securing starter motor to transmission housing.
- If equipped with automatic transmission, slide transmission cooler tube bracket forward on tubes far enough for starter motor to be removed from lower mounting stud.
- Lower starter motor from front transmission housing far enough to access and remove nut securing battery cable eyelet to starter solenoid stud. Always support starter motor during this process. Do not let starter motor hang from wire harness.
- Remove solenoid wire solenoid terminal stud.
- Disconnect battery cable solenoid wire from receptacle on starter solenoid.
- Remove starter motor from transmission housing.