I will try that. Thanks. I have it in pieces now. Hopefully there won’t be much wrong with it. It looks to be in excellent shape but I am seriously electrically challenged.
Does anyone have the part number for the bolt in the the top of the crankshaft?
I am not sure. The inside of the starter is threaded as is the top of the crank shaft but the sizes of the holes are different. I have bought a couple bolts to try but was put off by the threads inside starter.
The threads inside the armature is so you can fit a bigger bolt (or special tool) into it to act like a puller. But I guess yours came off OK without it ? The manual I have just makes a casual reference to a hex bolt and washer that holds the armature to the crankshaft.
Groovy. That’s good news! Yes, it was all loose when I bought it. I just lifted the flywheel off too. The PO disassembled it at some point. The points were corroded and it had no fire. I guess they gave up before trying to get spark.
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