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do you need a special tool? i have a weak spark and i have a feeling
it has something to do with the magnet. before i took it all apart,
it
had a spark, after i put the spring puller mechanism back together
there was nothing.


I've had good results on mower engines by prying gently on the
flywheel, just enough to move it to the end of the play of the
crankshaft bearings, and tapping on the end of the shaft with a
hammer. I leave the shaft end nut on but loosened until the top of it
lines up with the end of the shaft to protect the threads. Remember, I
said tapping, not pounding. What you want is for the impact to move
the shaft just enough for the connection to loosen. The inertia of the
flywheel and the play of the shaft bearings focuses the tapping on the
connection between the flywheel and the shaft.

Bob