Arctic Cat Cougar Service Manual page 287

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Air-cooled Z440 models
Refer to Figure 1 when performing this pro-
cedure.
1. Unbolt and remove the recoil starter assembly
(Figure 16). It is not necessary to remove the
handle if the starter assembly can be located out
of the way inside the engine compartment.
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NOTE
You can remove the flywheel with the
engine installed. The accompanying
photographs show the engine removed
for clarity.
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2. Remove the fan drive belt (Figure 17) as
described in Chapter Three.
3. Hold the starter pulley and loosen the fly-
wheel retaining nut (Figure 10, typical). Threads
of the nut may be fixed with Loctite.
4. Unbolt and remove the starter pulley (Figure
11, typical) from the flywheel.
5. Remove the fan drive pulley.
6. Remove the flywheel retaining nut and
washer(s).
CAUTION
Protect the crankshaft from damage
while using the puller in Step 7. A pro-
tective cap can be made by welding a
small plate to the end of a stock flywheel
nut.
7. Attach the flywheel puller (part No. 0144-
31 0) available from Arctco, or equivalent, as
shown in Figure 18.
CAUTION
Do not heat the flywheel or pound on the
flywheel while attempting to remove it.