Jan 12, 2016 · A flywheel serves four main purposes (in most vehicles): It provides mass for rotational inertia to keep the engine in motion It is specifically weighted to provide balance for the crankshaft It …

Apr 20, 2016 · This previous question explains what a flywheel does and why it is needed. That explanation means that the flywheel needs a certain amount of mass to do its job. However, an …

Nov 3, 2014 · The darn thing has no spark. I figured a bad coil, but much to my surprise, if I swapped a different flywheel in, the saw had spark. The flywheel has a broken fin that did some damage to the …

May 30, 2017 · The solenoid pushes a little gadget that engages with the flywheel / flex plate, so that when the starter spins, it turns the motor. If you just hear a whirring sound like the starter motor is …

Flywheel nuts are most commonly left hand thread. Lets say a saw did have a right hand thread nut ,then the same scenario would be true, as soon as that flywheel even slightly loosens the key will …

Jun 21, 2019 · The starter motor has a small gear ( the pinion gear) which sticks out on a shaft to engage the flywheel. if the pinion gear doesn’t stick out far enough, it will spin but not turn the …

Jun 12, 2005 · Here's the problem, the stihl setting gage seems to set the air gap too tight, like 0.004" measured between the ignition module arms and the flywheel magnets using a feeler gage set.

Saw a video last night of someone “referencing “ another video about someone removing a flywheel the tooless way, hammering it off with a hammer and punch. Said it somehow reversed the polarity of …

May 13, 2013 · The flywheel seems to have some sort of thin metal one one side that appears to be a magnet. The opposite side looks to be missing this strip. The magnets aren't on opposite sides of the …

Aug 15, 2009 · Loosen the flywheel nut, leave the threads spun down close to the flywheel, but still off of the flywheel. Place a 1/2 inch socket [13mm] on the flanged nut, and rap with a hammer by lifting the …