PO 15 ignition plate removal

[GUY SCHMIDT]

Hello fellow members, I’m taking a Johnson PO 15 apart and my ignition plate is being difficult. I have heated it and tapped it at various places near the crankshaft boss but to no avail. I have attached a photo with a pencil pointing to a recessed slotted ring and I don’t know how this comes out…..do you need a special tool?….or is there an optional method. Please give me some advice……just tried to load picture…..won’t let me! says file is too big.

[Buccaneer]

Maximum file size allowed is 2.44 MB per note on page.

No idea how to resize a photo on a smart phone, but on my
desktop computer I use the Paint program.

This is the bottom side of my 1950 PO magneto.
I assume you loosed the clamping bolt?

Prepare to be boarded!

[GUY SCHMIDT]

Yes, clamping bolt is off, now how did you get that washer sitting on the other side off?

[Buccaneer]

Perhaps my mag plate is different, but I don’t see a “washer thing”.

Prepare to be boarded!

[Tom]

Interesting…  can you email the photo to manleyt at verizon dot net (convert this to standard format) so I can edit and post it?

 

Tom

[seakaye12]

On your smartphone…..if you can do a “screenshot” of your original picture….the resulting file may well be small enough to post here.  

[GUY SCHMIDT]

OK gentlemen, I finally figured this out and was able to resize photo and post….hope this picture helps.

[Buccaneer]

I believe that split washer is an oil slinger of sorts. That doesn’t need to come
out in order to pull the mag plate off.
Here’s a photo of my powerhead, sans mag plate, and you can see the split washer
in place.

Prepare to be boarded!

• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by Buccaneer.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by Buccaneer.

[GUY SCHMIDT]

Well, I guess that rusty junk of mine had me fooled into thinking the top part came out with the mag plate. Your power head looks great. Let me go back and apply more heat and force and see what happens!

[Buccaneer]

I assume if the mag plate doesn’t pull up, then it’s not swiveling back and forth either?
Patience wins the battle. Gentle heat and lots of pee oil.
With the clamping bolt removed, you can use a big screwdriver in the slot for leverage,
and it may slightly open the hole up to get the mag plate moving.

Prepare to be boarded!

[Author]

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