Flywheel removal made easy
The flywheel in the pic looks like the "new" stihl type. 341/361? The correct tool uses the two threaded holes either side of the flywheel nut. Part number 5910 890 4504 for;
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The flywheel in the pic looks like the "new" stihl type. 341/361? The correct tool uses the two threaded holes either side of the flywheel nut. Part number 5910 890 4504 for;
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A flywheel serves four main purposes (in most vehicles): It provides mass for rotational inertia to keep the engine in motion It is specifically weighted to provide balance for
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Rotate the flywheel and remove the business card. Give the flywheel at least one full rotation to make sure there is no contact with the coil and you have a slight visible gap when
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The darn thing has no spark. I figured a bad coil, but much to my surprise, if I swapped a different flywheel in, the saw had spark. The flywheel has a broken fin that did
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This previous question explains what a flywheel does and why it is needed. That explanation means that the flywheel needs a certain amount of mass to do its job. However,
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Working on a neighbors Stihl MS462C that got hit by a piece of equipment and suffered some damage. Think the cracks in the far edges of the crankcase are not bad enough
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QUESTION - I have a flywheel 1203/1204 with a single keyway, when I line up the magnets with a dual keyway 1203 flywheel the single keyway lines up with the 1:00 keyway
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066 after # X 33 917 066 all of the following - larger big end bearing, longer crankshaft with different ignition taper and larger threads, new crankcase, lightweight poly
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The solenoid pushes a little gadget that engages with the flywheel / flex plate, so that when the starter spins, it turns the motor. If you just hear a whirring sound like the starter
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Flywheel nuts are most commonly left hand thread. Lets say a saw did have a right hand thread nut,then the same scenario would be true, as soon as that flywheel even slightly
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