I don't think that is caused by the flywheel. I think it's your recoil. They have a coiled spring inside and it sounds like that spring has detached or broke. Be VERY careful if you try to remove that, it will spring out and go all over the place. They are pretty tricky to replace. It's best to replace the whole recoil. It is possible to just replace the spring, but takes alot of experience. It could also be the dog house not engaging. That is easily replaceable, just make sure you don't knock the spring out while you're doing it tho. Be sure to hold the spring down while removing the bolt that holds the dog house down. When you pull the cord you should see a thing pop out. That's the dog house and that's what engages the flywheel.
Beneath the flywheel.
Yes. The flywheel has to be removed to get to it.
One can look in the owners manual of the Craftsman mower to learn how to replace the spindle bearings. Another way the spindle bearings can be replaced is to take it to a lawnmower professional.
The air gap is the distance between the module (armature) and the magnets of the flywheel. Generally 0.010" or so
A stator. A magnet that rotates with the crank shaft
If its a push lawn mower. It has no oil release. The mower burns the oil. All you do is replace the oil when it gets low.
you have to remove the flywheel with a flywheel puller or maybe knocking it off with small hammer blows.
Take the engine shroud of the top of the flywheel - take the flywheel nut off - Put a puller on it and pull the flywheel off remove the old pieces of key and replace with a new one, and reverse process putting it all back together.
Depends entirely on which craftsman lawn mower you're referring to.
You can purchase Craftsman lawn mower parts from the Sears website. Alternatively, you can also find Craftsman lawn mower parts from the Mow Part website.
Replace the keyway under the flywheel, change the camshaft timing.
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