How to Remove and Install the Starter Opel Calibra I

Starter

Starter, Remove and Install

Disconnect ground cable from battery.

Front right wheel, axle shaft from intermediate shaft (1), suspend axle shaft, intermediate shaft bearing flange, fastening bolts for intermediate shaft bracket from intermediate shaft bearing flange, intermediate shaft from transmission, collect transmission fluid.

Fastening bolts for wiring trough (1) - note washers.

Note:

Between bracket starter and wiring trough - 2 washers.

Alternator air deflector panel - see operation

"Alternator, Remove and Install".

Disconnect cable connections from starter.

Bracket (1) from starter.

Upper fastening bolt (1), lower fastening bolt (2) from starter - note lengths of fastening bolts.

Remove starter downwards.

Insert starter, fastening bolts to starter - note lengths of fastening bolts.

Connect cable connections to starter.

Bracket (1) to starter.

Wiring trough to starter bracket and wiring trough bracket - note washers.

Note:

Between wiring trough bracket and starter bracket - 2 washers.

Intermediate shaft in transmission - use new seal ring.

Fastening bolts (1), (2) and (3) intermediate shaft bracket, intermediate shaft bearing flange.

Axle shaft to intermediate shaft - use new retaining ring, front right wheel.

Top up transmission fluid.

Check transmission fluid level - see operation

"Transmission Fluid Level, Check" in group "K".

Connect ground cable to battery.

Fastening bolts, intermediate shaft bearing flange -

18 Nm/13 lbf. ft.

Fastening bolts, intermediate shaft bracket -

55 Nm/41 lbf. ft.