G'day folks,
Originally Posted by sparker
Feed some rope into the spark plug hole to stop the engine turning over then you can use a socket and a long socket wrench to remove the starter cup nut.
Umm, sidevalve Briggs spark plugs are positioned over the valves, away from the cylinder bore. Also, this Briggs will have a starter clutch, not a cup.

The best way to undo these clutches [in the absence of the two Briggs factory spec Service Tools], is to place a punch, soft metal drift, or a small piece of hardwood, against one of the screen mounting lugs on the periphery of the clutch, and hit it with a lightish hammer. It's a RH thread, BTW. The use of impact renders it unnecessary to lock the flywheel/crank.

After that, the 'two screwdriver' technique described for Victa flywheels in this post is usually effective; https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/u...e-new-victa-vc-autodrive.html#Post105783

Cheers,
Gadge

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