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Originally Posted by 81warren
Few have a suitable puller, here's how I got the flywheel off my Kohler 14hp: Find a short 5/8 " NF bolt, also a nut to fit the same. Screw the nut onto your shaft using only half of the threads, then screw the bolt into the nut and tighten. This is what's called the poor man's 'knock-off' block, you then stick a sturdy screwdriver in behind the flywheel to put outward pressure on it, hit the end of the bolt with a good sized hammer. Mine came off on the second blow.
Pullers and special tools are best but this works quite well.
Also, welding the nut to the bolt at half threads makes a permanent 'knock-off' tool, I keep mine in the special tools box.
Warren
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A puller is less likely to bend the end of the crank. Again, this way works, but it's easy to screw up the crank this way. A puller isn't expensive. Way less than a crankshaft.
