[SEL] Maytag flywheel help needed.

[George & Norma Armstrong]

Curt,
  Gentle is the correct word.  I broke the end off of a twin Maytag doing
just that.  I think Maytag Mark told me the twins were bad for that,
apparently the heat treating process on the cranks of the twins was poorer
than that on the singles.  That was Mark's judgement.  Caution is the
defining operative.  Good Luck.   Geo.
-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Holland <curt at imc-group.com>
To: SEL(new) <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date: Monday, July 19, 2004 1:15 PM
Subject: [SEL] Maytag flywheel help needed.


>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?
>
>Curt Holland
>Gastonia, NC
>
>
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