How do I remove the clutch?

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bhaz413

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Hola! Question.....I am working on a old briggs 6S....swapping it out for a new motor....My question is, how do I remove the flywheel from the shaft? (newbie)

I know on the back of the shaft, there is a alen screw....but judging from the front of this picture, it seems there might be a little more.

Any tips, suggestions, feedback on this whole process is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
 
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supernova

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By the photo it seems someone welded it on, that or the head of the bolt was up against something and wore it down. A better pic might help.:thumbsup:
 
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bhaz413

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supernova said:
By the photo it seems someone welded it on, that or the head of the bolt was up against something and wore it down. A better pic might help.:thumbsup:
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You know.....I was thinking the same thing. It looked like a weld....which I cant understand why someone would do something like that.

Ugh....I hope that isnt the case.
 
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C9H13NO3

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Might have been welded on. Get yourself a set of pullers from HF. Attach the puller to the clutch and go wild. Or go liquid, and use some PB blaster and a prybar (BE CAREFUL)
 
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bhaz413

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Actually....I was able to get it. After taking off a clip....it allowed me to remove the clutchs outer cover. From there, inside there was a allen key again, which when loosened, it allowed me to remove the entire unit.....
 
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supernova

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bhaz413 said:
Actually....I was able to get it. After taking off a clip....it allowed me to remove the clutchs outer cover. From there, inside there was a allen key again, which when loosened, it allowed me to remove the entire unit.....
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Glad it was so easy! It looked menacing from the picture, many shafts are not threaded inside and some feel the allen screws wont hold so they weld a washer or something to keep it from migrating should things loosen up. You'll be riding in no time now!:thumbsup:
 
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bhaz413

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supernova said:
Glad it was so easy! It looked menacing from the picture, many shafts are not threaded inside and some feel the allen screws wont hold so they weld a washer or something to keep it from migrating should things loosen up. You'll be riding in no time now!:thumbsup:
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Yup can't wait to get it going again for the boy. Not sure if the clutch is going to fit on the new engine, picking up a 6.5 briggs tomorrow, so we shall see!
 
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