Easiest Way To Remove a Stuck Flywheel (Try This)

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  • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
    @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  2 года назад +10

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  • @hermannweiss6958
    @hermannweiss6958 2 года назад +7

    UNBELIEVABLE broke puller tried different puller, no go
    Applied some heat from torch . tapping wheel wile tightening puller no go.Lots of penetrating oil.
    I saw Steve's video yesterday.This morning i thought that i might give it a shot with my air hammer
    what can i loose . Low and be-holed one bang and the wheel broke loose and problem solved.
    Steve thank you very much. Keep up the good work because we need people like that...
    YOU HAVE A 6 STAR FROM ME

    • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
      @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  2 года назад +2

      Thanks buddy! I am so happy to hear that...

    • @elkreepo7433
      @elkreepo7433 7 месяцев назад

      Same situation however I don't have one of those air hammers... my grass is out of control...How much heat can I apply to this aluminum flywheel without melting it. The B&S puller bolts started to bend and it still would not release. Help

  • @OldJoe212
    @OldJoe212 2 года назад +6

    It's worth buying an air chisel just for this one application. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @stephenzies8867
    @stephenzies8867 2 года назад +36

    I've Used An Air Hammer In The Automotive Field For Almost 50 Years. With All The Diff. Kind Of Bits It Has Endless Uses

    • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
      @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  2 года назад +6

      Agreed!

    • @blaiseronstadt6306
      @blaiseronstadt6306 2 года назад +1

      I can't understand the cordless tool thing, I have Sioux air tools, IR impact, they last a lifetime

    • @VitoVeccia
      @VitoVeccia 2 года назад

      Air hammers are great, and air chipping hammers are even better. We had to go to a construction supply store to get one of those. But it will drive out the king pins on a International bus like it's nothing. I love it.

  • @karlschwab6437
    @karlschwab6437 Год назад +1

    I just found this video two days to late! I had to remove the flywheel from a Colman mini-bike engine that appears to have the very same flywheel as on your engine in this video. I used my old puller; and well, you know the routine. But it was a lot more effort than you just displayed here. My flywheel had the magnet come off and that broke the coil from its casting mounts, a big problem. I am going to try and remount the ignition coil somehow. Thanks for this tip Steve, it's a good one!

  • @jcrinstin9212
    @jcrinstin9212 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you so much for sharing that. I honestly didn't think it would work. I tried it and was amazed how easy the flywheel popped off the shaft on a 2005 Yamaha G22 golf cart that had been seriously neglected and abused.. Thank you again.

  • @Willy7212
    @Willy7212 2 года назад +1

    Steve I just tried this on a Tecumseh lawnmower engine to replace the flywheel key.
    Worked like a charm.
    Thanks and Cheers.

  • @vicktor440
    @vicktor440 2 года назад +1

    All i can say is thanks for sharing this tip.I tried several times with a large gear puller on my 11 hp honda with no luck.I then came across your video .Hooked up the air hammer and shazam off it came.

  • @caerbannog
    @caerbannog 3 месяца назад +1

    Wow! It didn't pop off like in the video but I used the pneumatic hammer on a rivet while a puller had it in tension and it came right off after struggling with it for 4 hours. Thanks!

  • @gregoryfranklin5108
    @gregoryfranklin5108 2 года назад +4

    Watching you get surprised was the best !

  • @fryreartechnology7611
    @fryreartechnology7611 2 года назад +3

    So I have been using air hammer to loosen bolts that will not come lose. I had adaptors to fit 3/8", 1/2", 3/4" drive sockets then a box end wrench to torque up on them. Works great! I have made the same and more for my big boy Milwaukee M18 FUEL SDS Plus Rotary Hammer. It hits faster and harder then air hammers and doesn't need the air line fight just a battery. I have made a 1/2" and 3/4" drill check, .401 air hammer bit adaptor and it you have the room it is awesome. I'm do industrial maintenance on huge equipment and 1" drive torque wrench to 1/2" are almost daily used item and it is but to see air hammer or my M18 SDS hammer drill take stuff lose that 3 men hanging on the same couldn't.

  • @raysmith2095
    @raysmith2095 2 года назад +2

    You’re my favorite to watch, drink and wrench with brother! Keep pushin the ole beard brother!

  • @planespotter4494
    @planespotter4494 2 года назад +2

    Yep did it with a 7x rivet gun (Which is pretty much the same thing as an air hammer.) in an Aircraft Hangar but used a flat mushroom tip on the rivet gun so as to bear on the flat end of the crankshaft. I lifted the entire mower via the flywheel to load the crankshaft end float towards the flywheel so that the crankshaft is being hammered into clearance rather than hammering down on the entire engine bearings crankcase mower deck and wheels. Anothrr guy operated the Rivet Gun. And after a short Brap I tumbled backwards with the flywheel in my hands.

  • @almclean4835
    @almclean4835 2 года назад +4

    Liking the intro. Been watching a mechanic using an air chisel to take splined shafts out of hubs, the air chisel is good for that too. Great video Steve.

  • @nashguy207
    @nashguy207 2 года назад +2

    Yep it works I have done that many times sometimes you need a pry bar behind the flywheel. Stella is awesome!!

  • @bobwiken3305
    @bobwiken3305 2 года назад +1

    I saw you Vid when it came out. I found a 1950 Power Products 3 HP engine I thought I' d repair. Your trick clicked off the flywheel in 2 seconds. Engine was too far gone to re build. Thank you. I will use this again.

  • @JulianA-tr6pt
    @JulianA-tr6pt 2 года назад +3

    Was recently working on a Homelite DM50, which is a concrete/multipurpose saw similar to their 450 chainsaw. 75cc I think. Given to us in rough shape. Was "seized" (or so it seemed), after sitting in a damp area for a year or 2. After multiple oil soaks and dismantling it, I figured it was time to take the flywheel off. Was about to give the air hammer a try, after breaking my only puller that fit and switching to a hammer and center punch, but one more hit and miraculously the engine un-seized! Must've been some mild rust, combined with the nasty concrete dust. Actually got it running now, too, for the first time since owning it. Mean saw, and heavy.
    Definitely will get the air hammer out for future flywheels.

  • @CarlWheeler-tv2tu
    @CarlWheeler-tv2tu 5 месяцев назад +1

    What a great idea, i have a new use for my air chissel. I'll need to try that next time. Thanks Steve.

  • @otisthomsen
    @otisthomsen 3 месяца назад +1

    I've used this method twice and worked great!!! thanks for the video

  • @stevek5988
    @stevek5988 2 года назад +2

    That was so easy, I was waiting for you to grab a couple more engines to try it on.

  • @unclemarksdiyauto
    @unclemarksdiyauto 2 года назад +3

    I was shocked too! That was fast!

  • @randallwilhelmi964
    @randallwilhelmi964 2 года назад +1

    Awesome Steve, to easy to be true. I use all your ideas. Wish you lived close by. Wesley chapel, fl. But watching your vides are the best. Thank you so much. I work on riding and z-turn lawn mower restoration. Thank you again.

  • @Twistedstar0320
    @Twistedstar0320 4 месяца назад +1

    I just a tried it just now, on my first attempt at fixing a lawn mower. Worked!!

  • @edwardtatham424
    @edwardtatham424 2 года назад +3

    Steve you can also get a hammer bit for your air hammer. It works good for a shaft that doesn't have a hole in the center

  • @MikeChuckry
    @MikeChuckry Месяц назад +1

    I’ve been doing this for over thirty years! It is all I ever use.

  • @shermanhofacker4428
    @shermanhofacker4428 2 года назад +2

    When I was a young man, a friend and I spent all morning trying to get a brake drum off a Chevy, about to give up when an old man came by and told us to whack it with a big hammer between the lug bolts. One lick and the thing actually jumped off. Shock and vibration are fantastic tools to remember to use!

  • @themowerman
    @themowerman 2 года назад +3

    Hi Steve.. an air tool is a fantastic way to remove one.. that or a big hammer

  • @tihspidtherekciltilc5469
    @tihspidtherekciltilc5469 2 года назад +1

    I need to replace the auger drive bearing in an older Ariens snowblower and I've tried everything I can think of to pull the pulley hub off short of cutting a slot in the side of it. I've tried heat with a puller after cleaning the little bit of rust from the shaft, I've tried an air hammer and I can't sell in good faith a great machine knowing the bearing is toast.
    Bottoms up kind sir.

  • @ronkennedy213
    @ronkennedy213 2 года назад +7

    works also with a non-rotating hammer drill with similar pointed tool

  • @LawnMower-hu9pw
    @LawnMower-hu9pw 2 года назад +1

    I seen a lawnmower shop in Kansas City Missouri do this it really does work

  • @deanlibby5878
    @deanlibby5878 2 года назад +4

    Ive done this for yrs. Try it on pulleys also, does just as good👍.

  • @RaleysSmallEngines
    @RaleysSmallEngines 2 года назад +2

    Oh I have got to try that ! Can't believe I've never tried that. Great video as always Steve. I'm liking that beer coozie Stella sent ya. Awesome.

  • @kenbrown2808
    @kenbrown2808 2 года назад +2

    thought I'd seen the air hammer trick, and that was a pulley in your previous video. works on pretty much anything with a tapered shaft or a keyway.

  • @bobbyfeatherstone2834
    @bobbyfeatherstone2834 2 года назад +11

    A small tap with a pin punch on the end of the key will often loosen a stuck flywheel, particularly a Woodruff key which is designed to rotate and lock as the pulley/flywheel is withdrawn.

  • @markinator8826
    @markinator8826 2 года назад +1

    And just like that, we realize how much time we've wasted doing it the hard way, Thanx Steve!!

  • @semco72057
    @semco72057 2 года назад +4

    Hello Steve, that was so easy and I have to remember that tip for future reference just in case I have that problem with a stuck flywheel. Thanks for sharing this tip with us all and God Bless.

  • @stephenknutson1343
    @stephenknutson1343 2 года назад +1

    Steve you are a magician. Keep up the good work.

  • @qurqo
    @qurqo 2 года назад +29

    I have always feared that this would destroy bearings and crack aluminium casings.
    Perhaps you could do video with some broken engines to show us how much pounding they can take?

    • @ghost2coast296
      @ghost2coast296 2 года назад +4

      they can take about as much as your mom

    • @billypirone7960
      @billypirone7960 2 года назад

      @@ghost2coast296 I'm dead!

    • @clayvanbrimmer5255
      @clayvanbrimmer5255 2 года назад

      idk his mom been pounding my hammer for decades bro!

    • @curtchase3730
      @curtchase3730 2 года назад +1

      Looks like his test engine IS broke! See through crank case?

  • @jamesmarkum354
    @jamesmarkum354 2 года назад +1

    I knew it would work done it for years i was as shock as you when i first seen it love ya Steve lets have a beer and move along...

  • @RichaRat
    @RichaRat 2 года назад +1

    If it works on a flywheel, it should work on all types of shafts. Electric Motor pulleys, outbound propellers, the list is endless. Can't wait to try it out!

  • @glengarryfiddler7887
    @glengarryfiddler7887 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the tip. Worked well on my kohler. Keep up the good work

  • @kevinc.8869
    @kevinc.8869 2 года назад +1

    I wish I had thought of this last week when I was trying to get the flywheel off my Stihl MS391.
    That thing just wouldn't come loose. The day we stop learning is the day we should go do something else. This one gets committed to memory.

  • @paulsto6516
    @paulsto6516 2 года назад +2

    I enjoyed your reaction to that event!

  • @mikemoore9757
    @mikemoore9757 2 года назад +7

    You can also loosen some stubborn nuts by putting the air hammer point at a slight angle to the flat of the nut. I have also seen a fan clutch removed from a Ford water pump this way. Just make sure you are loosening, not tightening. Thanks for the demo, Steve. Always better to work smart than work hard!

  • @patthesoundguy
    @patthesoundguy 2 года назад +17

    I have been doing that for a while now, it's magic, especially for the larger flywheels like the 18hp Inteks on ride ons. I like the air hammer because I don't miss and bust fins off of the flywheel 😉

  • @alro2434
    @alro2434 2 года назад +1

    Hard to believe that hammer does a different & much better job then just a hammer on the shaft&nut with a screwdriver prying the flywheel. Broke my Power Products/TECUMSEH AH47 crankshaft doing it that way 60 years ago, believe it was hit square & straight, and still don't know why it broke off. After all, it worked on plenty of other engines B&S, Reo, Cushman, Clinton etc. Thanks for the tip, & nice video!

  • @simonmorris8651
    @simonmorris8651 2 года назад +3

    Another great quality video Steve, thanks so much. Loved your reaction when it popped off in a nanosecond. You've turned a Crate Of Beer job into a Barely A Sip job.
    👍👌👏

  • @georgebonney90
    @georgebonney90 2 года назад +2

    Thank you sir I always learn something from your videos

  • @Turningwrenches85
    @Turningwrenches85 2 года назад +1

    Love those air hammer they come in handy and I am glad that came off in one shot 🎯

  • @johnmccormick175
    @johnmccormick175 2 года назад +1

    You are the best Steve!..you have saved me so much time and money so many times!..Thank you

  • @Inisfad
    @Inisfad 2 года назад +1

    Cool tip. And I love the lawnmower lady. A great YT channel!!

  • @kevinsdiytips2237
    @kevinsdiytips2237 Год назад +1

    Worked on mine too- Friggin amazing! TYVM Steve

    • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
      @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  Год назад +1

      Wow, it worked like magic! I should start charging for my amazing advice. Just kidding, I'm glad it helped!

  • @crabshack122
    @crabshack122 2 года назад +4

    Another great tip. I will definitely try this. Thanks

  • @TheLawnmowerLady
    @TheLawnmowerLady 2 года назад +3

    Is this groundhog day, air hammer?? Oh wait, last week was a clutch. 😂 That was one fast flywheel, barely got to crack open that beer Mr Steve. Thanks for the shout-out. 😘 😍

  • @frankwebster3656
    @frankwebster3656 2 года назад +1

    WoW that's just too AMAZING. Jese . Keep On Showing us these tricks of the Trade. TAKE Care.

  • @kenjohnson5498
    @kenjohnson5498 2 года назад

    I learned this recently from Red Beard garage also, what a great time saver over the old method of a puller. Thanks for the tips as always.

  • @thesoccerdad1
    @thesoccerdad1 2 года назад +1

    Holy crap. Game changer. Thanks man. Love your channel!

  • @rickhicks3477
    @rickhicks3477 2 года назад +1

    In automotive and big trucks a air hammer and smoke wrench is your best friend 👍👍

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 2 года назад +1

    I have been using this method for forty years Steve. Was shown this trick by a old engine mechanic that goes by the name Snyder. May he have peace in the afterlife.

  • @100vg
    @100vg 2 года назад +1

    And it didn't even take the time for one sip of beer. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Cool that the you trick from _How To Remove A Stuck Clutch With An Air Hammer_ from 2 weeks ago worked even faster here! 👍👍 Two thumbs up for you. I hope your enjoyed that beer afterward. 😆😁 What a nifty tip. Thanks

  • @terrysavage2745
    @terrysavage2745 9 месяцев назад +1

    I have a Honda on my work bench now.i do not have a puller to take the flywheel off. I will try that tomorrow. Thanks

  • @TheTrooper777
    @TheTrooper777 2 года назад +5

    Steve, you are freaking awesome man, love the tips and tricks 👍

  • @ryanbruner8928
    @ryanbruner8928 2 года назад +2

    Air tools are fun! I also need to add that the beard looks very regal and sophisticated !

    • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
      @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  2 года назад +3

      Thank You...

    • @100vg
      @100vg 2 года назад +1

      @@StevesSmallEngineSaloon I noticed it, too. Looks good and manly. 😁

  • @shaner67
    @shaner67 2 года назад +1

    Right on Steve, you earned that beer buddy.. Great hack man.. Cheers

  • @220Rick
    @220Rick 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for the great tip! I followed your link and purchased my air hammer. Love your videos!!

  • @hillbillynick2000
    @hillbillynick2000 2 года назад +2

    Awesome! Never thought of that!

  • @mr1pearl
    @mr1pearl 2 года назад +1

    That guy at the beginning he has a voice for western movies I'm so jealous 😆 I am never gonna do it another way get serious 🤯

  • @neoladams8519
    @neoladams8519 2 года назад +2

    👍 for the silver Eagle beard and the info... 3 beers needed to finish watching the video 👀😀.

  • @bigolemike33
    @bigolemike33 2 года назад +2

    Another great trick Steve!

  • @philipmaclarenjr.2004
    @philipmaclarenjr.2004 2 года назад +2

    Wow! I wouldnt have thought of that in a million years

  • @ronwatson4902
    @ronwatson4902 2 года назад +1

    That's huge Steve! I bet it will work on an outboard too. Thanks alot bro.

  • @Big_Johns
    @Big_Johns 2 года назад +3

    Nice video Steve, thanks for the tip. 👍

  • @PatrickM747
    @PatrickM747 2 года назад +2

    Steve's Small Engine Saloon - Miracles performed daily, the impossible takes a little longer.

  • @kbjerke
    @kbjerke 2 года назад +1

    That was a *FUN* video, Steve. THANKS!!!

  • @darrylmcleman6456
    @darrylmcleman6456 2 года назад +1

    At age 11 or12 I had a 5 1/2 hp. Johnson outboard and my Dad would lift the motor by the flywheel while I hit the top of the crankshaft ( protected with block of wood ) (nut on loose) to break ite flywheel free to adjust/replace points and condenser! CHEERS from Sooke City!!!

    • @marksmith9295
      @marksmith9295 2 года назад

      Thats the way to do it without a puller for small outboards.

  • @billmorris2613
    @billmorris2613 2 года назад +1

    The surprised look on your face, “Was Priceless!!!”

  • @mp4338
    @mp4338 Год назад +1

    Incredible. Incroyable. Keep going. But for this job I need a compressor and a gun hummer.

  • @pyrog.c.c89
    @pyrog.c.c89 2 года назад +2

    Thanks buddy.

  • @MachineryNation
    @MachineryNation 2 года назад +5

    Love it Steve! We would be lost without our air hammer! Great shout out for Stella 🤩 I also recognise the voice on your intro….. 😂

  • @donniejones3109
    @donniejones3109 2 года назад +2

    Thanks i have a project coming up that i needed to try it on Old Briggs 2.5hp got it with a broken flywheel its on a merrytiller edger have you ever heard of that brand i couldn’t find any info about on line the rotto tillers i have but this is the first lawn edger ive ran across it was manufactured in my state of washington back when leaded gas was all the rage 🤪

  • @jpmeyers4476
    @jpmeyers4476 Год назад +1

    Worked like a charm! Thank you

    • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
      @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  Год назад +1

      I'm starting to think I should patent this charm-working technique. Glad it worked for you!

  • @kirkdietz6910
    @kirkdietz6910 2 года назад +1

    I told you been doing it for years good tip

  • @richardstrada212
    @richardstrada212 2 года назад +1

    Good job Steve. Thanks for this breakthrough!

  • @finnjohnson7022
    @finnjohnson7022 2 года назад +1

    Steve where the heck do you learn that stuff Legend

  • @blaiseronstadt6306
    @blaiseronstadt6306 2 года назад +1

    Hey Steve, that's a good one I didn't know. I like your channel , l have learned Alot, and some stuff reaffirmed. I have Huskvarna Xp 395 on down to top handle Echo, I enjoyed complete video on chain tension, l can't convince a neighbor on proper tension, he runs chains loose, Dangerous

  • @vascopires2045
    @vascopires2045 2 года назад +1

    they work great on removing subaru front axels too

  • @coleboushee4442
    @coleboushee4442 2 года назад +1

    Love the beard Steve!! Keep it going!!

  • @kaseyredd8489
    @kaseyredd8489 2 года назад +1

    I personally use a pry bar under the fly wheel loosen the nut flush with the crank upward pressure hit the but with a hammer spin it 1/3 around and 1 more hit usually pops them free. Chainsaws I have a special puller kit I paid 30 bucks for that's worth every penny. I run a shop in Michigan. Awesome to watch other mechanics and pick up some of their tips and tricks though. I'll keep this one in mind

  • @jameschancey251
    @jameschancey251 2 года назад +1

    I have a 15 hp boat motor I need to pull the flywheel off of. Definitely gonna try this. Thanks.

  • @mikelavoie8327
    @mikelavoie8327 2 года назад +1

    It's hammer time!! Nice work! 💪

  • @davidhettesheimer3685
    @davidhettesheimer3685 2 года назад +1

    What. 😂😂. Never ever seen one come off that easy. That’s not even a full can of beer job. Thank you Steve.

  • @marksmith9295
    @marksmith9295 2 года назад +3

    Glad this worked but be careful using this technique for outboard motor flywheels as the crankshaft and/or bearings might get damaged. Great beard Steve btw...you need a lumberjack shirt now!

  • @corbettknowles9942
    @corbettknowles9942 2 года назад +1

    Air hammer has been my friend for long time I use on lot things stubborn ball koints cv axles that are seized etc

  • @rtkville
    @rtkville 2 года назад +1

    Very good! I must remember this....

  • @stevenwilgus8982
    @stevenwilgus8982 2 года назад +1

    I have just learned a Life Lesson.... I'll share it on fashbook !!!!

  • @ronaldkirby9299
    @ronaldkirby9299 2 года назад +1

    Works good for clutches to.

  • @JoeT.1960
    @JoeT.1960 2 года назад +1

    I have been doing that for years it works 👍👍

  • @joemalcom7029
    @joemalcom7029 2 года назад +1

    Cool invention!! Ps. You need a Blatz can on your back shelf Stevie!!

  • @scowlsmcjowls2626
    @scowlsmcjowls2626 Год назад +1

    A small drill come kango hammer should do the same?

  • @johnlee1101
    @johnlee1101 2 года назад +1

    Steve did it again, this answer the question in my mind and it works easily. great show Steve.