Questions & Answers for: Craftsman where is the flywheel key

...flywheel/motor shaft key, nor do I see any type of flywheel/motor housing buffer protection. Help, I don't want buy a new compressor after this one has served me so well for many years. Thanks Your ...

hit something - backfires won't start You probably sheared a flywheel key. Flywheel has to be removed and new key inserted between crankshaft and flywheel.

flywheel key broken This usually happens when the blade hits something hard like a brick or a pipe. etc. You will have to remove the flywheel and replace the key. Loosen the nut up that holds the ...

...key that is between the flywheel and the crankshaft, (you'll notice that the key is damaged and will need to be replaced.  Home Depot or Lowe's or any lawnmower repair shop should have a ...

Stratton flywheel key. Just reverse the disassembly process to reassemble and remove the piece of 2-by-4 blocking the blade and dis-engage the blade clutch, reconnect the battery and start your engine

...flywheel key" under the flywheel. If this key is sheared, even partly, your spark will be out of time. Replacing the "shear key" (flywheel key) restores the spark timing. Additionally the Ignition ...

...was moving it and not mowing with it. May have sheave timing key. It hold the flywheel in time. Pull shroud, remove big nut, remove flywheel, replace key in flywheel and crankshaft. 2 dollars for

...key on the flywheel has sheered a bit, this will cause the timing to be off. This happens if you hit something with the blades. You would have to remove the starter housing, flywheel bolts and ...

...flywheel key push the timing 180 degrees off on my craftsman lawn tractor? But if it’s off I would have to realign the crankshaft & cam gears which would entail removing the engine? Is there anything ...

...key flywheel try,s to turn but cant I can here something loose inside binding up & I turn back&forth a little& hit key it turns a little here [?] rattling until it jams the flywheel up again! It ran ...