Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 279

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
4.7L ENGINE
(1) Position the starter motor to the automatic
transmission torque converter housing.
(2) Reconnect the battery positive cable solenoid
terminal wire harness connector to the connector
receptacle on the starter solenoid. Always support
the starter motor during this process. Do not let the
starter motor hang from the wire harness.
(3) Install the battery positive cable eyelet termi-
nal onto the solenoid B(+) terminal stud. Always sup-
port the starter motor during this process. Do not let
the starter motor hang from the wire harness.
(4) Install and tighten the nut that secures the
battery positive cable eyelet terminal to the starter
solenoid B(+) terminal stud. Tighten the nut to 13.6
N·m (120 in. lbs.). Always support the starter motor
during this process. Do not let the starter motor
hang from the wire harness.
(5) Position the starter motor mounting flange on
the automatic transmission torque converter housing
and loosely install the two screw and washer units to
secure it.
(6) Tighten the two screw and washer units that
secure the starter motor mounting flange to the auto-
matic transmission torque converter housing. Tighten
the screws to 67.8 N·m (50 ft. lbs.).
(7) Lower the vehicle.
(8) Reconnect the battery negative cable.
STARTER RELAY
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Remove the cover from the Power Distribution
Center (PDC) (Fig. 12).
(3) See the fuse and relay layout label affixed to
the underside of the PDC cover for starter relay iden-
tification and location.
STARTING SYSTEMS
Fig. 12 Power Distribution Center
1 – CLIP
2 – BATTERY
3 – TRAY
4 – NEGATIVE CABLE
5 – POSITIVE CABLE
6 – CLIP
7 – FENDER INNER SHIELD
8 – POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER
(4) Remove the starter relay from the PDC.
INSTALLATION
(1) See the fuse and relay layout label affixed to
the underside of the PDC cover for the proper starter
relay location.
(2) Position the starter relay in the proper recep-
tacle in the PDC.
(3) Align the starter relay terminals with the ter-
minal cavities in the PDC receptacle.
(4) Push down firmly on the starter relay until the
terminals are fully seated in the terminal cavities in
the PDC receptacle.
(5) Install the cover onto the PDC.
(6) Reconnect the battery negative cable.
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