To change the starter motor on a Chevy Celebrity: 1 Disconnect the battery ground. Use protective gloves. 2. Set the parking brake. Raise the car as required and put on jack stands. 3. Disconnect the wires at the starter solenoid. Take note of where they come off so you can put them back on. 4. If there is a brace from the starter to the block remove it. 5. Take out the two bolts that hold the starter in place, pull the starter out of the bell housing. If there are shims between the starter and the bottom of the engine block save them for use with the replacement starter. Reverse the process to install a replacement starter.
The spark plug gap for a 1986 Chevy Celebrity with the 2.5L 4 cyl engine is .060".
Does your 1986 Chevy Celebrity have the 2.5L 4 cylinder engine or the 2.8L V6?
These are typically easy to changed first take off the pulley then you will have access to the bolts they behind the pulley
it is easy if you remove the exhast so you can get to the starter bolts
There are 2 bolts that hold the starter in place and 2 nuts that hold the wiring to the solenoid.
To change the alternator in your 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity: 1, Remove the battery ground cable. 2. Unplug remove the wiring from the alternator. 3. Loosen the bolts that hold the alternator in place. Remove the drive belt. 4. Remove the bolts and the alternator will pull out. Reverse the process to reinstall the new alternator.
The starter is mounted to the bottom of the block at the bell housing end, side of the engine near the radiator.
I found one source that says a 1986 Chevy Celebrity has a curb weight of 2714 pounds. Different options would change that weight.
Please clarify your question as in front or rear axle.
On the V6 the ignition module is under the distributor cap.
Replace the seat belt.