Kohler K9J Service Manual page 100

2. Remove the carburetor side air baffle.
3. Remove the starter side air baffle.
REMOVE BREATHER ASSEMBLY
1. Remove palnut, breather cover, and gasket.
Gasket........_
Breather
Plate
Filter
Cover
........
,
Figure 10-2. Removing Breather Components.
2. Remove the filter, seal, reed stop, reed,
breather plate, gasket, and stud.
REMOVE SPARK PLUG AND CYLINDER
HEAD
1 . Remove the spark plug, cylinder head, and
gasket.
REMOVE BLOWER HOUSING
1 . Remove breaker point cover, gasket, breaker
point lead, breaker assembly and push rod.
REMOVE DRIVE CUP OR ROPE START
PULLEY, GRASS SCREEN AND FLYWHEEL
NOTE: Always use a flywheel strap wrench to hold
the flywheel when loosening or tightening flywheel
and fan retaining fasteners. Do not use any type
of bar or wedge between fins of cooling fan, as
the fins could become cracked or damaged. Al-
ways use a puller to remove flywheel from crank-
shaft. Do not strike the crankshaft or flywheel, as
these parts could become cracked or damaged.
Rope Start Models
1 . Remove the grass screen retainer and wire
mesh grass screen from rope pulley.
2. Hold the flywheel with a strap wrench and
loosen the hex cap screw. Remove the hex
cap screw, plain washer, rope pulley, and
spacer. Remove the nylon grass screen from
the fan.
Retractable Start Models
1 . Hold the flywheel with a strap wrench and
loosen hex cap screw securing flywheel to
crankshaft. Remove the hex cap screw, plain
washer, and drive cup.
2. Remove the grass screen from the drive cup.
Electric Start Models
1 . Remove the grass screen from the fan.
2. Hold the flywheel with a strap wrench and
loosen hex cap screw or hex nut securing fly-
wheel to crankshaft. Remove the hex cap
screw or hex nut. Remove plain washer.
On All Models
1 . Flywheel is mounted on tapered portion of
crankshaft. Use of a puller is recommended
for removing flywheel. Bumping end of crank-
shaft with hammer to loosen flywheel should
be avoided as this can damage crankshaft.
Refer to Figure 1 0-3.
Figure 10-3. Removing Flywheel With A Puller.
NOTE: Ignition magnet is not removable or service-
able!
Do not attempt to remove ignition magnet from
flywheel. Loosening or removing magnet mounting
10.3