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dpottebaum is currently offline  dpottebaum   United States
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Rookie question here:

Does the flywheel need to be removed in order to remove the starter? There does not seem to be enough bolt clearance without doing so. I need to go borrow a puller if the flywheel needs to come off....

Thanks all.


Dave Pottebaum Bondurant, Iowa 1978 Royale

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Re: [GMCnet] Onan Starter [message #224688 is a reply to message #224682] Sun, 06 October 2013 09:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
powerjon is currently offline  powerjon   United States
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Flywheel does not need to be removed.

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On Oct 6, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Dave Pottebaum <pottebaum5@msn.com> wrote:

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> Rookie question here:
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> Does the flywheel need to be removed in order to remove the starter? There does not see to be enough bolt clearance without doing so. I need to go borrow a puller if the flywheel needs to come off....
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> Thanks all.
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Re: [GMCnet] Onan Starter [message #224693 is a reply to message #224682] Sun, 06 October 2013 11:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Emery Stora is currently offline  Emery Stora   United States
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There are two bolts holding the starter. No need to remove the front cover or the flywheel.

Disconnect the battery lead before removing the starter.

Emery Stora

On Oct 6, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Dave Pottebaum <pottebaum5@msn.com> wrote:

>
>
> Rookie question here:
>
> Does the flywheel need to be removed in order to remove the starter? There does not see to be enough bolt clearance without doing so. I need to go borrow a puller if the flywheel needs to come off....
>
> Thanks all.
> --
> Dave Pottebaum
> Bondurant, Iowa
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Re: Onan Starter [message #224699 is a reply to message #224682] Sun, 06 October 2013 11:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks guys! Appreciate the help!

Dave Pottebaum Bondurant, Iowa 1978 Royale
Re: [GMCnet] Onan Starter [message #224713 is a reply to message #224693] Sun, 06 October 2013 14:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dpottebaum is currently offline  dpottebaum   United States
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I should have specified, this is on a 4000W Onan, not a 6000W. The 6000 is very easy to swap out, but the 4000 looks quite a bit different. I'm back to thinking the flywheel might have to come off.

Dave Pottebaum Bondurant, Iowa 1978 Royale
Re: [GMCnet] Onan Starter [message #224714 is a reply to message #224713] Sun, 06 October 2013 14:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes, you do need to remove the flywheel. I’ve sent pages from the Onan manual via email.

Larry Davick
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On Oct 6, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Dave Pottebaum wrote:

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> I should have specified, this is on a 4000W Onan, not a 6000W. The 6000 is very easy to swap out, but the 4000 looks quite a bit different. I'm back to thinking the flywheel might have to come off.
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Re: [GMCnet] Onan Starter [message #224716 is a reply to message #224713] Sun, 06 October 2013 14:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
emerystora is currently offline  emerystora   United States
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The most common one is the 6000 watt, even in the Royale.
Yes, the 4000w would require the removal of the flywheel. Do you need copies of pages from the Onan manual?

Emery Stora

On Oct 6, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Dave Pottebaum wrote:

>
>
> I should have specified, this is on a 4000W Onan, not a 6000W. The 6000 is very easy to swap out, but the 4000 looks quite a bit different. I'm back to thinking the flywheel might have to come off.
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> Bondurant, Iowa
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Re: [GMCnet] Onan Starter [message #224720 is a reply to message #224716] Sun, 06 October 2013 15:45 Go to previous message
dpottebaum is currently offline  dpottebaum   United States
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Thanks Emery. I'm working on a 23' Birchaven with a 4000W.

Dave Pottebaum Bondurant, Iowa 1978 Royale
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