How do you remove the flywheel on a Craftsman self-propelled lawn mower?
It is a Tecumseh engine. On top of the flywheel are three holes near the crankshaft but they are not threaded. Do I use a knockoff tool or a tool that pulls it off? Or is there a special tool used only on Tecumseh engines?
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Tecumseh flywheels are removed using a knockoff and, at some GENTLE prying. Prying only, without a knockoff, will greatly increase the risk of cracking the flywheel. A cracked flywheel can disintigrate at engine operating speed sending shrapnel through the top of the engine.
The holes are not threaded for a reason. A puller is not the right tool.
