When the starter is turned on, current from the battery begins to flow through the winding of the starter traction relay. The relay armature pulls in and the relay contacts close. At the same time, the relay armature moves the overrunning clutch with the gear through the lever. The overrunning clutch hub also rotates the gear on the screw splines of the starter armature shaft, which facilitates its engagement with the flywheel ring gear. Through the closed contacts of the traction relay, a current flows, feeding the stator and armature windings, and the starter armature begins to rotate together with the hub and freewheel.
After starting the engine, the speed of the gear exceeds the speed of the starter armature. In this case, the overrunning clutch turns freely, and torque is not transmitted from the engine flywheel to the starter armature shaft. After releasing the ignition key, the power circuit of the windings of the traction relay opens through the ignition switch, the armature of the traction relay is pressed back to its original position by a spring, the relay contacts open and the drive gear disengages from the flywheel ring gear.
Remove the starter as follows:
Turn off the ignition and disconnect the wire «masses» from the battery.
Remove the air filter housing.
Remove the cruise control control unit and, without disconnecting the cable from it, take it to the side.
Remove the expansion tank.
Disconnect electric sockets from the traction relay of a starter.
Pic. 15.19. Bolt location (one bolt is missing) starter mounts on models from 2001
Turn out bolts and remove a starter (pic. 15.19).
Install in the reverse order of removal.