[SEL] Maytag flywheel help needed.

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Curt,

You have recognized the flaw in your approach.  No, you are not going
about the disassembly in the right way.  You should take the largest
wood-splitting maul you can find and apply it between the flywheel and
case with a full overhead downward swing.  It's best done on a concrete
surface so that no energy is lost burying the motor in the ground with the
blow.

Good luck with your project.

See ya,  Arnie

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Curt Holland wrote:

> Ye Maytag experts....
>
> I need some advice on removing the flywheel on a Maytag twin. Wife
> friend volunteered me for painting a twin for the Charity Auction this
> year and I am taking apart my first (and hopefully last) Maytag.
>
> I made the assumption that the flywheel is a tapered fit like a Briggs,
> and with the nut loose have tapped it with a brass hammer while gently
> pressing behind the flywheel. But I don't want to break anything.....
>
> Am I going about this the correct way?