Recoil Kickback on Craftsman Mower - Sheared Flywheel Key Briggs & Stratton

Fix Lawnmower Kick Back - Flywheel Key Replacement: Does your pull cord kickback? Often a symptom of a sheared flywheel key, this tutorial video shows how to replace the flywheel key for a Briggs and Stratton engine on a Craftsman lawnmower. These engines are found on other brands like Poulan, Husqvarna, Cub Cadet, Troy-Bilt, Toro, and others.

This soft metal key is sacrificial, designed to shear off when the mower blade hits a stump or a rock. This helps prevent a bent crankshaft, but it leaves the spark timing off. Combustion then happens when the valves are not open at the correct time, and the resultant kickback.

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00:00 I'm not Buzz
01:08 Remove fuel tank and oil filler
02:34 Remove recoil starter housing
03:49 Remove starter cup
05:27 Tap holes in flywheel for puller
07:24 Install puller and bolts
08:59 Remove flywheel and clean up sheared key
09:55 Install new flywheel key
11:02 Torque flywheel nut
12:16 Replace recoil starter housing
15:09 Replace fuel tank
16:20 Thanks for watching!

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