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flywheel removal
« on: June 07, 2011, 04:02:16 AM »

 I have never taken one of these simplex engines apart and I don't want to do any damage. How do I safely remove the kickstart gear and the flywheel? I don't want to put a pipe wrench on the starter gear and damage it, is there a better way?


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Re: flywheel removal
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2011, 05:12:52 AM »
Vintage, here is the info from the 1948 manual.  I think the pinion gear size is the same for all years.

Vintage, what's your name and where are you located?

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Re: flywheel removal
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2011, 06:09:56 AM »

 exactly the info I needed !

My name is Dan and I'm in Shelby Township (near Utica)

Thanks Rick!

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Re: flywheel removal
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2011, 08:56:23 AM »

 ok removing the starter gear was easy, 1 1/4 12 point socket and zip gun made fast work of it,  pulling the flywheel itself was another issue but I did get it off by making a quick puller using the 3 threaded holes. Magneto is in good shape, missing the plug wires, I am assuming a plug wire to the back side of each of the two coils?

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Re: flywheel removal
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2011, 11:44:58 AM »
One of the coils is the ignition, the other is the lighting coil.
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Re: flywheel removal
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2011, 11:47:51 AM »

 okay that makes sense, however I have seen some simplex engines with 2 plug wires, are both plug wires attached to the larger coil? The small coil is for the lighting?


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Re: flywheel removal
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2011, 08:59:58 PM »
The ignition coil should have 2 outputs.  As far as I can find out, there is no coil currently being made that is a replacement for the dual output coil.  Wayne Mahaffey sells a coil with one output and he told me to just use the other wire as a dummy.  I think if you try to hook both wires together, they will ground each other out.
I have spoken to a guy in ma. that may have these coils available in the future, so lets hope.

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Re: flywheel removal
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2012, 05:53:57 PM »
Rick ,

It's been over a year . Have you since spoken to this gentleman from Ma about the dual output ignition coil availability ?

I destroyed my original and would like to have a working dual output coil , again .

Pete . :)
Goes around , Comes around . :)