Craftsman Starter repair question

[Trcustoms719]

the steel pinion is used with the steel ring gear on the flywheel. the plastic pinion is used with the aluminum or plastic ring gear on the flywheel.

If it's plastic on plastic then it makes total sence.
I never saw a fly wheel with a plastic ring gear before, what kinda engine did that come on?
Aluminum ring gear and plastic pinion would make sence too, but i never saw one with that setup either haha.
I work on mostly 80's and 90's briggs and kohler engines.
I've had very few newer or older engines come in.

 

[ILENGINE]

I have replaced several plastic ring gears on briggs due to stripping of the teeth. the replacement ring gear is aluminum. You have to remove the flywheel and drill out the four rivets and then the new ring gear bolt on. A lot of the briggs engines have aluminum ring gears but very few plastic are still around.

 

[duanehughey]

Re: Craftsman starter not engageing

Hi sheets

Try to push down on the bigger piece on top of shaft then you should be ale to take of the snap ring on the shaft, when you push down on and the bigger part and hole it down that should give you room to get it off.You will need a snap ring pliers to do it. I think that will work. Good luck:biggrin:

changed the gear starter spins but does't engage with fly wheel