Removing flywheel

[jamesd]

Just a quick questions how does everyone remove the flywheels from stihl chainsaws and hedge cutters?

Do you have a special tool or just use a small puller?

 

cheers, James.

[Lumberwolf]

Undo the nut till it's flush with the crank, hold the saw up by the fly wheel with your fingers and give it a sharp smack with a mallet or something similar. I used a copper hammer. A screwdriver or something wedged behind the wheel would be handy too.

[spudulike]

As the above although I do also have a good selection of pullers. The larger Pro Stihls have threaded flywheel inners where a specific puller can be screwed in to the central boss for easy removal - two types, up to MS660 size and another for the MS880!

 

Never use anything like a hammer on the crank or flywheel:thumbdown:

[jamesd]

As the above although I do also have a good selection of pullers. The larger Pro Stihls have threaded flywheel inners where a specific puller can be screwed in to the central boss for easy removal - two types, up to MS660 size and another for the MS880!

 

Never use anything like a hammer on the crank or flywheel:thumbdown:

 

But surely your hitting the crank when you loosen the nut off????

[spudulike]

But surely your hitting the crank when you loosen the nut off????

 

Yes, but with a MALLET:001_rolleyes: A bit softer than a cast hammer:lol:

Edited April 30, 2015 by spudulike

[Lumberwolf]

Give it a go with a 4lb club hammer if you want. See how it goes 😉