How to Replace a Starter on a 1998 Mustang
- 1). Raise the front of the Mustang with a jack. Position the vehicle on jack stands placed underneath the frame.
- 2). Locate the starter motor on the passenger's side of the engine, where the engine attaches to the transmission.
- 3). Tag the wiring with masking tape to avoid incorrectly installing the wires upon reassembly.
- 4). Disconnect the wiring at the starter by using a deep-set socket wrench to remove the nuts that secure the wires against the starter motor.
- 5). Unfasten the starter's two mounting bolts with a socket wrench. Lower the starter out of the transmission's bellhousing.
- 6). Position the new starter motor against the transmission's bellhousing, ensuring the mounting bolts on the starter align with the holes on the bellhousing.
- 7). Install and tighten the starter's two mounting bolts with a socket wrench.
- 8). Position the starter's wires onto their threaded rods. Install and tighten the nuts with a socket wrench.
- 9). Peel the tape pieces off the wires. Lower the car to the ground.
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