Briggs 900 Series Output Shaft

[wetplates]

Picked up a Murray Red with a Briggs 900 series on it.

I need to order a new clutch but don' t want to order the wrong part. Anyone know what the correct size is, without this extra stuff on the shaft?

This is currently on the output shaft:

Any easy ideas to get this off? There are no set screws in the hub...the holes are empty.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[itsid]

a gear puller might help you with that..
penetrating oil and patience..
you can also hit the clutch remnants wihthe blow torh occasionally
starting some cracks the penetrating oil can use to do it's job.

and if all that fails, very carefully cut a slit with an angle grinder
and peel it off..
(luckily you can see the keyway so you know where to take a bite)


shaft can only be measured when freed of course.
usually it's either 3/4" or 1"
since you can see (and therefr measure with calipers) the front face...
you can estimate which one it'll be..
or you wait until you got the clutch parts off and measure correctly.

'sid

 

[wetplates]

Thanks for the gear puller idea. I have a couple around here from working on my old Volvo 240's.

 

[mckutzy]

Careful when putting that puller onto the end of that shaft.. you dont want to bung up those threads in the end of the shaft... Id say get a bolt that fits the threads and bear against that when using the puller...

Also use heat... it should slip right off after that...

 

[wetplates]

I did run a bolt into the end of the shaft to protect it. My puller wouldnt budge it...cant get much of a grip on the edge of whats left of the clutch.

Will be putting some heat to it tomorrow after church. Hopefully that will help get it to move.

---------- Post added at 07:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 PM ----------

Decided to give it one more try before packing it in for the night. I squeezed a long adjustable wrench between the clutch remnants and the engine block and tapped on the end of the wrench with a small hammer.

Surprisingly, it moved a bit on the shaft. I repeated this process, taking 10 minutes...but the sleeve finally came off the shaft. I think the penetrating oil finally had worked its way down the shaft and loosened things up.

She’s now cleaned up and ready for a new clutch, arriving Monday.

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

Cool!

 

[mckutzy]

Polish up that shaft with some scotchbrite... itll be all good now...