picken up an engine

[Kenny_McCormic]

apray some pb blaster on it and give it a hit with a hammer.

 

[sayre315]

would WD-40 work?

 

[Russ2251]

Starter clutch comes off in counter-clockwise direction.
Install spark plug. Turn crankshaft (counter-clockwise) until it is against compression stroke.
See 4 ears on starter clutch. With something soft like a wood dowel or copper pipe and a hammer, hit ears sharply like you are trying to unscrew it. Should not need any lubricant.

 

[Russ2251]

Should have one of these:
http://www.m-and-d.com/ST-750-133.html

 

[oscaryu1]

If you have a starter clutch remover:

And a $35 impact wrench from WalMart (1/2" drive, for removing your tires, 12V power source)... Comes off rusted or not.

 

[oscaryu1]

Should have one of these:
http://www.m-and-d.com/ST-750-133.html

Dang, beat me to it :arf: They're around $15 shipped on eBay. With an impact wrench, you don't even need to put rope or anything to jam the piston. It comes off within 2 impacts.

 

[Russ2251]

One I got from Ebay was cracked before I used it.
Better off dealing with reputable suppliers.

 

[oscaryu1]

Well mine's still in great condition after 7-8 months. Everytime I pretty much used a impact wrench and a socket...

 

[Russ2251]

Point is, don't know what folks on Ebay actually have. Much of it are Chinese knock offs. In other words...crap.

 

[oscaryu1]

Much of it, and I might've struck lucky and gotten a better casted one.

 

[sayre315]

ok guy's i tride all i can to get it off and unless they sell those wrench things for the engine at Ace for no more than $15
im not gettin one for a while

i just put the clutch in a vise and took a long wrench and tried as hard as i could and it did do a thing

 

[Russ2251]

Vice n/g.
Did you try as I suggested in post #23? Cannot and has not failed me yet!!!

 

[sayre315]

lemme try

 

[sayre315]

holy crap russ
man that worked
sorry i didnt think it would work

ok right now the gap is about .017 how do i make it wider?

 

[Russ2251]

the gap is about .017 how do i make it wider?

Close enough. Leave it there, just clean them.

 

[kibble]

holy crap russ
man that worked
sorry i didnt think it would work

How dare you not trust the Russ! :toetap05:

:arf:

 

[Russ2251]

Artist's rendition of me:

I cannot tell a lie.

 

[kibble]

Maybe not, but people will make up fantastic stories and crap about you and teach it to little kids in school only for them to find out later that it was all blatant lies.:arf:

 

[Russ2251]

Huh!?:rolleyes3:

 

[kibble]

I learned later on that some stuff they taught us in school, like the whole thing about him cutting down a cherry tree was all made up.