How to Ensure Proper Functioning of a Starter Motor on a Jeep Cherokee?

Before getting to the starter motor, remove the negative wire from the battery and raise and support the vehicle. After placing one hand on the starter motor, unscrew the two screws holding the starter to the engine block with the other hand. Remove the nut from the battery positive cable eyelet terminal on the starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud by lowering the starter motor enough to give access, so the battery does not hang from the wire. Take the battery positive cable eyelet terminal off the B(+) terminals on the solenoid and remove the wire harness connector from the solenoid terminal. If you used shims, remove them as well as the starter motor. During installation, place the starter motor on the engine block and reattach the solenoid terminal wire harness connector. Insert the positive cable eyelet terminal onto the starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud and fasten it with a 11.3 Nm (100 in. lbs.) torque, making sure the starter motor is being supported. Place the starter motor and any previously removed shims aside, put the two mounting screws in loosely and then tighten them to 44.7 Nm (33 ft. lbs.). You must now gently lower the vehicle and attach the battery's negative cable again. There are pieces available in 0.381 mm (0.015 in.) thickness.

How to Effectively Service and Repair a Starter Motor on Jeep Cherokee?

Before touching the starter motor, turn off the car, unplug the battery negative cable and raise the vehicle on jack stands. Take out the lower screw that connects the starter motor to the clutch housing or the torque converter housing before lifting and removing the starter motor. Support the starter motor as you lower it, so it does not hang from the back of the car. As you do this, you will be able to take out the connecting nut holding the starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud to the battery positive cable eyelet terminal. Then, pull the positive terminal cable away from the terminal stud on solenoid B+ and remove the connection from the main harness to the starter solenoid. After replacing the starter motor, bring it into place on the clutch or torque converter housing and attach the solenoid terminal wire harness to it. Connect the battery positive cable eyelet terminal to the B(+) stud on the starter solenoid, add the nut and secure it to 11.3 Nm (100 in. lbs.) to support the starter motor. Tighten the two starter motor mounting screws only enough that they hold the part in place, then tighten the lower to 40.7 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) and the upper to 47.5 Nm (35 ft. lbs.). Next, bring down the vehicle and put the battery negative cable back in place.

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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: 56029615AD
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- Other Name: Starter - Engine; Starter Motor; Starter Engine
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- 2015-2022 Jeep Cherokee | 75th Anniversary, 80th Anniversary, Altitude, High Altitude, Latitude, Latitude Lux, Latitude Plus, Limited, Overland, Sport, Trailhawk, Trailhawk Elite, Upland, X | 3.2L V6, 6 Cyl 3.2 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: 56029712AC
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- Other Name: Starter - Engine; Starter Motor; Starter Engine
- Replaces: 56029712AB
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- 2019-2023 Jeep Cherokee | 80th Anniversary, Altitude, Altitude Lux, High Altitude, Latitude, Latitude Plus, Limited | 2.4L L4, 4 Cyl 2.4 L GAS
- 2016 Jeep Cherokee | 2.4L L4
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: 68084005AA
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- Other Name: Starter - Engine; Starter Motor; Starter Engine
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- 2014-2018 Jeep Cherokee | 75th Anniversary, Latitude, Latitude Plus, Limited, Overland, Sport, Trailhawk | 4 Cyl 2.4 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: 56041013
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- Other Name: Starter Motor; Starter Motor Reman; Starters
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- 1997-1999 Jeep Cherokee | Classic, Country, Limited, SE, Sport | 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS, 6 Cyl 4.0 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: 4796981AB
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- Other Name: Starter Motor; Starter Engine
- Replaced by: 4796981AE
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- 1986-1996 Jeep Cherokee | Base, Chief, Laredo, Pioneer, SE, Sport | 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: 4801839AD
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- Other Name: Starter - Engine; Starter Motor; Starter Engine
- Replaces: 4801839AC, 4801839AB, RL801839AB
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- 2014 Jeep Cherokee | Latitude, Limited, Sport, Trailhawk | 3.2L V6, 6 Cyl 3.2 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter - Engine Part Number: 68663478AA
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- Other Name: STARTER-ENGINE
- Replaced by: 68663478AB
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- 2019-2023 Jeep Cherokee | 80th Anniversary, Altitude, High Altitude, Latitude Lux, Latitude Plus, Limited, Overland, Trailhawk, Trailhawk Elite | 4 Cyl 2.0 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: JR775012
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- Other Name: Motor, Starting
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- 1984-1985 Jeep Cherokee | Base, Chief, Laredo, Pioneer | 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: RL041012AC
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- Other Name: Starter - Engine; Starter Motor
- Replaces: 56041012AC
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- 1999-2001 Jeep Cherokee | Classic, Limited, SE, Sport | 6 Cyl 4.0 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: 56041014AB
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- Other Name: Starter - Engine; Starter Motor; Starter Engine
- Replaces: 56041014
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1987-1999 Jeep Cherokee | Base, Briarwood, Chief, Classic, Country, Laredo, Limited, Pioneer, SE, Sport | 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS, 4.0L V6, 6 Cyl 4.0 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: JR775013
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- Other Name: Starter Engine; Starter Motor Reman; Starter Motor; Starters; Motor, Starting
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1984-1986 Jeep Cherokee | Base, Chief, Laredo, Pioneer | 6 Cyl 2.8 L GAS
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Jeep Cherokee Starter Part Number: 56041013AF
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- Other Name: Starter - Engine; Starter Motor
- Replaces: 56041013AE, 56041013AB
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
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- 1999-2000 Jeep Cherokee | SE | 2.5L L4, 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS

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The Starter for a Jeep Cherokee posits the first mechanical movement that turns the engine crankshaft for combustion. The battery sends electrical power to the Starter via heavy-gauge wiring, and a solenoid outside the Starter acts like a switch. In the Jeep Cherokee electrical circuit, when you turn the key to START, the solenoid is energized, case-mounted field coils or permanent magnets draw current, and a rotating armature inside housing is energized. The electromagnetic action occurring in this Starter motor assembly rotates the armature. The rotary motion of the armature in turn rotates the small gear on the armature shaft to which it is mounted. This gear meshes with the flywheel or flexplate ring gear on the engine. When the engine fires, the overrunning clutch allows the drive gear to disconnect automatically. Some designs of motors have a reduction gear between their armature and drive. This lets torque be multiplied without increasing motor size. As a result, the mechanism can deliver a strong crank force for Jeep powertrains. Proper alignment prevents binding of the Starter gear, and safety features such as a neutral safety switch or a clutch switch break the control path if the vehicle is in gear, allowing for positive starts in every Cherokee and safeguarding the Starter and drivetrain on the Jeep Cherokee.

Jeep Cherokee Starter Parts and Q&A

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56041013AF
Q: How to Ensure Proper Functioning of a Starter Motor on a Jeep Cherokee?
A:
Before getting to the starter motor, remove the negative wire from the battery and raise and support the vehicle. After placing one hand on the starter motor, unscrew the two screws holding the starter to the engine block with the other hand. Remove the nut from the battery positive cable eyelet terminal on the starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud by lowering the starter motor enough to give access, so the battery does not hang from the wire. Take the battery positive cable eyelet terminal off the B(+) terminals on the solenoid and remove the wire harness connector from the solenoid terminal. If you used shims, remove them as well as the starter motor. During installation, place the starter motor on the engine block and reattach the solenoid terminal wire harness connector. Insert the positive cable eyelet terminal onto the starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud and fasten it with a 11.3 Nm (100 in. lbs.) torque, making sure the starter motor is being supported. Place the starter motor and any previously removed shims aside, put the two mounting screws in loosely and then tighten them to 44.7 Nm (33 ft. lbs.). You must now gently lower the vehicle and attach the battery's negative cable again. There are pieces available in 0.381 mm (0.015 in.) thickness.
Starter
RL041012AC
Q: How to Effectively Service and Repair a Starter Motor on Jeep Cherokee?
A:
Before touching the starter motor, turn off the car, unplug the battery negative cable and raise the vehicle on jack stands. Take out the lower screw that connects the starter motor to the clutch housing or the torque converter housing before lifting and removing the starter motor. Support the starter motor as you lower it, so it does not hang from the back of the car. As you do this, you will be able to take out the connecting nut holding the starter solenoid B(+) terminal stud to the battery positive cable eyelet terminal. Then, pull the positive terminal cable away from the terminal stud on solenoid B+ and remove the connection from the main harness to the starter solenoid. After replacing the starter motor, bring it into place on the clutch or torque converter housing and attach the solenoid terminal wire harness to it. Connect the battery positive cable eyelet terminal to the B(+) stud on the starter solenoid, add the nut and secure it to 11.3 Nm (100 in. lbs.) to support the starter motor. Tighten the two starter motor mounting screws only enough that they hold the part in place, then tighten the lower to 40.7 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) and the upper to 47.5 Nm (35 ft. lbs.). Next, bring down the vehicle and put the battery negative cable back in place.