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 …

Jul 2, 2003 · 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 …

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 …

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 …

How do I stop the flywheel from spinning while torquing the bolts? My repair manual says I should buy a special tool to do it, but I don't want to buy an expensive tool that I'll rarely use. Is th...

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, …

Aug 5, 2001 · All right, is there a standard accepted way to repair these kind of flywheels if a key gets sheared, or are you supposed to simply replace the entire flywheel? I don't like that set …

Dec 16, 2006 · Find a dead coil which you don't mind dropping. hang the suspect flywheel from the ceiling, magnets down. Stick the coil to the magnets. Hang progressively more weight from …

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 …

Jan 20, 2004 · Is it true that all saws have right-handed threads on the flywheel (turn nut clockwise, that is, to the right, to tighten) and left-hand threads on the clutch? If so, are there …