Saving Old Seagulls

Future project I'm afraid as I'm working overseas for the foreseeable future. I will make some sort of tool to allow it to come off, and then make a new top plate.

So if I understand correctly if you remove the four screws and turn the flywheel nut counter clockwise the top plate will come off to allow you access to the points. But if you don’t remove the screws the entire flywheel will pop off. That’s good to know and ...

... date from the early 1930s. One is has the slightly later villiers ignition, and one has the earlier type, is this a Miller ignition? Not sure. The flywheel nut has a shoulder which sits below the rope pulley, so by turning the nut one way tightens the flywheel, anti-clockwise acts as a puller to ...

I wrecked a coolie hat flywheel using the lift & tap method, a real tight one on a Marston, I had a friend ... as Jon so rightly says early Wipac (big window) flywheels often break during hammer removal as do tight (small window) ones, & many CDI ones show signs of cracking around ...

... no objections at all. To date i've had absolutely no bother removing a flywheel from any gull engine using the lift and hit method, yes even a coolie ... up flywheel nuts that i don't mind beating on during the process of removal. For the final fit i have some much nicer nuts to use for this. The ...

Has anyone seen and or tried this method of flywheel removal? Comments?

... to go with the text. Can anyone show me how the "coolie hat flywheel remover" actually works? Is there any tool other than a hammer ... it works? I am reluctant to use the "hold and whack" flywheel removal technique with the brass nut for fear of ruining it. Another curiosity: ...

... a little valve grinding paste over the crank taper. Then i place the flywheel onto the crank. The weight of the flywheel alone is enough here ... cranks has been wrecked from doing this, and if anything makes flywheel removal an absolute breeze the next time. I would carry out this procedure ...

My problem is how to remove flywheel that is stuck tight. I know someone should hold flywheel while another whacks ... assembly to replace current Villiers. Looks to be simple swap. But same flywheel removal problem. Once flywheel removal solved, a basic question: Is this a possible/advisable ...

This clip may help you with the flywheel removal. Were you using a lump hammer? You need to give it a good hard square on the nut blow. Make sure ...

My problem is how to remove flywheel that is stuck tight. I know someone should hold flywheel while another whacks ... assembly to replace current Villiers. Looks to be simple swap. But same flywheel removal problem. Once flywheel removal solved, a basic question: Is this a possible/advisable ...

... on the boat with just the 40+.century is in my brothers shed waiting a flywheel removal and further investigation..interesting..

If anybody has any spares, I'm looking for a flywheel cover, to either buy, or borrow so I can measure it to make a new one. My has cracked from overtightening the flywheel removal nut. Not me I hasten to add

Finding some interesting things with this outboard. Flywheel has a crack in the top section suspected to be from a prior failed attempt at removal. As a result however, the conventional method of removal will cause further damage, hence ...