Try it.... has worked for me, for years. Yes, the
crank shaft goes down.

The fit between the flywheel and the crankshaft is a
slow taper. You only have to bump the crankshaft
down 1/8 inch or less, and then the friction fit between
the two shears. And the flywheel lifts off.

I rather doubt that anyone has advised to bang down
on the flywheel.

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"James H." wrote in message
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What is the logic of banging DOWN on a lawnmower crankshaft in order
to
lift a flywheel UP?

In another thread, I asked about how to repair a lawnmower
that hit an obstruction and started running badly and then
not at all. You guys correctly ascertained it was a bent
flywheel pin (mine was shaped like a Z).

I tapped two holes in the flywheel with a 1/4x20 tap and
easily removed the flywheel with a harmonic balancer puller
but only after I broke the intake manifold in half trying to
bang down on the crankshaft as I pryed up with a pry bar.

In the end, I conclude that banging down on the crankshaft
and prying up with a pry bar is the wrong advice ...
(1) Prying up with a prybar can easily destroy the intake
manifold, for example ...
(2) Banging down on the crankshaft appears useless to me

My question:
Why do people recommend banging DOWN on a crankshaft
when you want to move the flywheel UP?

What's the logic?

The crankshaft isn't going to go down and the flywheel isnt'
going to go up when you bang on the crankshaft. It appears,
to me, to be a useless endeavor.

But, since so many people have said to bang DOWN on the
flywheel ... may I ask what is the logic in that?