Remove Armature; Remove Armature - Breaker Point Ignition; Magnetron  Ignition - Composite Style Armature; Magnetron  Ignition - Armature With Magnetron  Module - Briggs & Stratton Twin Cylinder L-Head Repair Manual

Remove Armature

All Models – The flywheel does not need to be
removed to service ignition except to check the
flywheel key.
Remove Armature – Breaker Point Ignition
On engines with breaker points, it may be necessary to
remove carburetor or carburetor and intake manifold.
See Section 3 for removal procedure.
1. Remove spark plug leads and spark plugs.
2. Remove rotating screen and blower housing.
3. Remove armature primary wire from breaker
points, Fig. 3.
4. Remove two armature mounting screws and lift off
armature, Fig. 4.
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Magnetron Ignition – Composite Style
Armature
1. Remove spark plug leads and spark plugs.
2. Remove rotating screen and blower housing.
3. Remove armature screws and lift off armature,
Fig. 4.
a. Disconnect stop switch wire at armature.
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Magnetron Ignition – Armature With
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Magnetron Module
1. Remove spark plug leads and spark plugs.
2. Remove rotating screen and blower housing.
3. Remove armature ground wire from stop switch
terminal, Fig. 5.
4. Remove armature screws and lift off armature,
Fig. 5.
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Remove Magnetron Module
1. Depress retainer and spring with 3/16" (4.5 mm)
punch and remove wires.
2. Remove ground wire screw from armature lami-
nation.
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TERMINAL
GROUND
WIRE
STOP SWITCH TERMINAL
3/16" PUNCH
EQUIPMENT
STOP SWITCH
WIRE
ARMATURE
PRIMARY
WIRE
Fig. 3 – Remove Primary Wire
SPADE
Fig. 4 – Remove Armature
Fig. 5 – Stop Switch Terminal
Fig. 6 – Remove Wires
ARMATURE
SCREWS
ARMATURE
GROUND
WIRE
GROUND
WIRE
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