Removing starter clutch?

[spudkilla224]

Hello everyone I was wondering what is the process to take off the starter clutch on a 5hp B&S engine?

 

[jr dragster T]

Remove the starter clutch. The back of the starter clutch acts as a flywheel nut.

 

[spudkilla224]

Sorry I meant how do I actually remove the clutch without the flywheel turning? Could I use a pipe wrench to remove it?

 

[mike75925]

i put a pry bar between the fins to hold the fly still. but a better way is to run some rope into the cylinder to jam the piston. pipe wrench, channellocks, will be fine in my experience

 

[spudkilla224]

Ic do you know the specfic torque the starter clutch has to be re tightened to?

 

[jr dragster T]

Never put anything between the flywheel fins to stop it from rotating. Ever. Rotate motor to BDC and fill cylinder with rope. Torque the nut back to 45 Ft/Lbs.

 

[mike75925]

yes, if aluminum, or on a racing application, i agree. but on an old cast iron fly, that will be used on a tiller or something like that, it shouldn't hurt.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

If you need to service the clutch, it can be done still on the crank. Just remove the screen and tap the side of the case with a hammer till the cover pops off, be careful to catch the ball inside. Slide off the square piece and grease the shaft, lightly oil the balls, then tap the cover back on. Man that sounded wrong.

 

[mike75925]

yes it did, wait you were talking engines right? haha

 

[jr dragster T]

Dont oil the balls too heavily or dont use thick grease on the shaft

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

I use 3-in-1 on the balls and mystik JT-6 on the shaft.

 

[freakboy]

lol no ky? ahaha

 

[anderkart]

I use 3-in-1 on the balls and mystik JT-6 on the shaft.

Hey thats quote worthy

 

[Russ2251]

Balls should be clean and dry of anything.

 

[freakboy]

oil on the balls would just attract more dirt and stuff to stick to them causin them to wear out prematurly....... this thread is just wrong ahaha

 

[r_chez_08]

lol.
whats wrong with putting something between the flywheel fins?

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

I have seen balls get rusty and cause problems.

 

[Russ2251]

oil on the balls would just attract more dirt...

Freakboy nailed it.

whats wrong with putting something between the flywheel fins?

High risk of breakage. There are far better/safer ways to prevent flywheel from rotating.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

I also grease the cap seal and cover the little hole on the square piece with grease, no dirt can get in.

 

[freakboy]

another way to get teh cup off without rope or anything is get a big impact wrench on the nut... just make sure you go the right way... of course your gona need to use the rope and a tourqe wrench when putting it back on..