Flywheel - Stihl 088 Owner's Manual

• Use a pointed tool (awl or gimlet) to
pierce the center of the other end
of the ignition lead which screws
into the module.
- Slip the insulating hose and
grommet onto the lead.
- Pack the high voltage output with
STIHL multipurpose grease
- see 11.2.
Important: Do not use graphite
grease (Molykote) or silicone
insulating paste.
- Screw home the ignition lead.
- Slide the grommet over the high
voltage output.
- Install the ignition module
– see 5.1.2.
STIHL 088
5.3

Flywheel

Removing the flywheel:
- Use locking strip to block piston
- see 3.2.
- Remove the fan housing – see
5.1.2.
- Rotate the flywheel so that the
magnet poles are opposite the
ignition module.
• Unscrew the flywheel nut.
• Screw the puller (1) 1106 890 4501
into the flywheel.
• Screw home the thrust bolt until
the flywheel is released.
• Pull off the flywheel.
Inspect flywheel (1) and magnets (2). If
you find any damage (e.g. cracks.
broken fan blades), fit a new flywheel.
Installing the flywheel:
Important: Clean the stub of the
crankshaft and the flywheel hub bore
with a standard commercial, solvent-
based degreasant containing no
chlorinated or halogenated
hydrocarbons -see 11.2.
- Fit the flywheel in position.
- Fit and tighten down flywheel nut to
45 Nm (33.0 Ibf.ft).
Assembly of the remaining parts is
now a reversal of the disassembly
sequence.
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