Easiest Way To Remove a Stuck Flywheel (Try This)

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  • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
    @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  2 роки тому +10

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  • @stephenzies8867
    @stephenzies8867 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +6

      Agreed!

    • @blaiseronstadt6306
      @blaiseronstadt6306 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @VitoVeccia
      @VitoVeccia 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @hermannweiss6958
    @hermannweiss6958 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

    • @elkreepo7433
      @elkreepo7433 6 місяців тому

      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 роки тому +6

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

  • @unclemarksdiyauto
    @unclemarksdiyauto 2 роки тому +3

    I was shocked too! That was fast!

  • @gregoryfranklin5108
    @gregoryfranklin5108 2 роки тому +4

    Watching you get surprised was the best !

  • @jcrinstin9212
    @jcrinstin9212 Місяць тому +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.

  • @karlschwab6437
    @karlschwab6437 Рік тому +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!

  • @otisthomsen
    @otisthomsen 2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @vicktor440
    @vicktor440 2 роки тому +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.

  • @shermanhofacker4428
    @shermanhofacker4428 2 роки тому +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!

  • @Willy7212
    @Willy7212 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @ronkennedy213
    @ronkennedy213 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @almclean4835
    @almclean4835 2 роки тому +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.

  • @stevek5988
    @stevek5988 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @CarlWheeler-tv2tu
    @CarlWheeler-tv2tu 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @bobbyfeatherstone2834
    @bobbyfeatherstone2834 2 роки тому +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.

  • @qurqo
    @qurqo 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +4

      they can take about as much as your mom

    • @billypirone7960
      @billypirone7960 2 роки тому

      @@ghost2coast296 I'm dead!

    • @clayvanbrimmer5255
      @clayvanbrimmer5255 2 роки тому

      idk his mom been pounding my hammer for decades bro!

    • @curtchase3730
      @curtchase3730 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @bobwiken3305
    @bobwiken3305 2 роки тому +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.

  • @nashguy207
    @nashguy207 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @Twistedstar0320
    @Twistedstar0320 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @randallwilhelmi964
    @randallwilhelmi964 2 роки тому +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.

  • @raysmith2095
    @raysmith2095 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @MikeChuckry
    @MikeChuckry Місяць тому +1

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

  • @planespotter4494
    @planespotter4494 2 роки тому +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.

  • @caerbannog
    @caerbannog 2 місяці тому +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!

  • @stephenknutson1343
    @stephenknutson1343 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @edwardtatham424
    @edwardtatham424 2 роки тому +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

  • @JulianA-tr6pt
    @JulianA-tr6pt 2 роки тому +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.

  • @fryreartechnology7611
    @fryreartechnology7611 2 роки тому +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.

  • @paulsto6516
    @paulsto6516 2 роки тому +2

    I enjoyed your reaction to that event!

  • @LawnMower-hu9pw
    @LawnMower-hu9pw 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @kevinsdiytips2237
    @kevinsdiytips2237 Рік тому +1

    Worked on mine too- Friggin amazing! TYVM Steve

    • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
      @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  Рік тому +1

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

  • @glengarryfiddler7887
    @glengarryfiddler7887 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @georgebonney90
    @georgebonney90 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you sir I always learn something from your videos

  • @scowlsmcjowls2626
    @scowlsmcjowls2626 Рік тому +1

    A small drill come kango hammer should do the same?

  • @themowerman
    @themowerman 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @semco72057
    @semco72057 2 роки тому +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.

  • @crabshack122
    @crabshack122 2 роки тому +4

    Another great tip. I will definitely try this. Thanks

  • @markinator8826
    @markinator8826 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @simonmorris8651
    @simonmorris8651 2 роки тому +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.
    👍👌👏

  • @pyrog.c.c89
    @pyrog.c.c89 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks buddy.

  • @johnmccormick175
    @johnmccormick175 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @jpmeyers4476
    @jpmeyers4476 Рік тому +1

    Worked like a charm! Thank you

    • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
      @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  Рік тому +1

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

  • @thesoccerdad1
    @thesoccerdad1 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @bigolemike33
    @bigolemike33 2 роки тому +2

    Another great trick Steve!

  • @kenbrown2808
    @kenbrown2808 2 роки тому +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.

  • @deanlibby5878
    @deanlibby5878 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @patthesoundguy
    @patthesoundguy 2 роки тому +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 😉

  • @hillbillynick2000
    @hillbillynick2000 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome! Never thought of that!

  • @jamesmarkum354
    @jamesmarkum354 2 роки тому +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...

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 2 роки тому +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.

  • @bassdude1978
    @bassdude1978 2 роки тому +1

    Steve I need to replace a flywheel key on a Craftsman B215 leaf blower, no idea where to get this or to identify it. Do you know who makes those engines? i dont have the old one for comparison. Any ideas? Thanks much

  • @RichaRat
    @RichaRat 2 роки тому +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!

  • @kevinc.8869
    @kevinc.8869 2 роки тому +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.

  • @Turningwrenches85
    @Turningwrenches85 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @rtkville
    @rtkville 2 роки тому +1

    Very good! I must remember this....

  • @tihspidtherekciltilc5469
    @tihspidtherekciltilc5469 2 роки тому +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.

  • @kirkdietz6910
    @kirkdietz6910 2 роки тому +1

    I told you been doing it for years good tip

  • @RaleysSmallEngines
    @RaleysSmallEngines 2 роки тому +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.

  • @frankwebster3656
    @frankwebster3656 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Inisfad
    @Inisfad 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @TheTrooper777
    @TheTrooper777 2 роки тому +5

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

  • @220Rick
    @220Rick 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @alro2434
    @alro2434 2 роки тому +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!

  • @Big_Johns
    @Big_Johns 2 роки тому +3

    Nice video Steve, thanks for the tip. 👍

  • @richardstrada212
    @richardstrada212 2 роки тому +1

    Good job Steve. Thanks for this breakthrough!

  • @kbjerke
    @kbjerke 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @ronwatson4902
    @ronwatson4902 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @ryanbruner8928
    @ryanbruner8928 2 роки тому +2

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

    • @StevesSmallEngineSaloon
      @StevesSmallEngineSaloon  2 роки тому +3

      Thank You...

    • @100vg
      @100vg 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @TheLawnmowerLady
    @TheLawnmowerLady 2 роки тому +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. 😘 😍

  • @shaner67
    @shaner67 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @coleboushee4442
    @coleboushee4442 2 роки тому +1

    Love the beard Steve!! Keep it going!!

  • @PatrickM747
    @PatrickM747 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @kenjohnson5498
    @kenjohnson5498 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @neoladams8519
    @neoladams8519 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @TopdogGameboy
    @TopdogGameboy Рік тому +1

    What's the psi of the air hammer could you just do the same thing manually with the chisel and hammer

  • @philipmaclarenjr.2004
    @philipmaclarenjr.2004 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @terryboone3333
    @terryboone3333 2 роки тому +2

    I have a briggs and Stratton 2 cylinder motor, and the teeth on it are messed up so bad that the starter sticks on it. I've tried a puller but it wont budge. Might have to try this method. I'll let you know if it works

  • @100vg
    @100vg 2 роки тому +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

  • @stevesedgwick5789
    @stevesedgwick5789 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the tip Steve

  • @catchacow1927
    @catchacow1927 2 роки тому +1

    Great tip Steve. Would the vibration from an impact driver work?

  • @mikelavoie8327
    @mikelavoie8327 2 роки тому +1

    It's hammer time!! Nice work! 💪

  • @goldenvitian5683
    @goldenvitian5683 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Steve👋 that very surprising . just a question. A friend told me to always empty the the petrol tank after use my trimmer. Can you please explain

  • @terrysavage2745
    @terrysavage2745 8 місяців тому +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

  • @kmisercola7180
    @kmisercola7180 11 місяців тому +1

    Do you have or can you make a video of taking mufflers off of old equipment without snapping the bolts?

  • @mikemoore9757
    @mikemoore9757 2 роки тому +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!

  • @mp4338
    @mp4338 Рік тому +1

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

  • @tbenson354
    @tbenson354 5 місяців тому +1

    Please help!!! I'm wondering if my flywheel is having an issue. My generator wont turn over at all using push button start. When I try the pull cord it will only move if the spark plug is removed any ideas? Been at it 3 days now and am completely at a loss.

  • @donniejones3109
    @donniejones3109 2 роки тому +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 🤪

  • @davidhettesheimer3685
    @davidhettesheimer3685 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @norfolkngood244
    @norfolkngood244 2 роки тому +2

    I’m not sure whether to swear or cheer.
    I just split my beer after seeing Steve get that fly wheel off in a split second.

  • @rickhicks3477
    @rickhicks3477 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @billmorris2613
    @billmorris2613 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @johnharrop5530
    @johnharrop5530 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Steve that was awesome

  • @darrylmcleman6456
    @darrylmcleman6456 2 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

  • @Maxid1
    @Maxid1 2 роки тому +2

    Could you damage the bearing or the races this way?

  • @AlanEngels
    @AlanEngels 2 роки тому +1

    Very helpful information!

  • @finnjohnson7022
    @finnjohnson7022 2 роки тому +1

    Steve where the heck do you learn that stuff Legend

  • @milanmilicevic4618
    @milanmilicevic4618 2 роки тому +1

    Cheers Steve 🍻