Posted by fixerupper on July 21, 2013 at 11:13:45 from (100.42.82.30):
In Reply to: John Deere A flywheel posted by mountaindog on July 20, 2013 at 09:35:27:
A shadetree mechanic way to check the endplay is with the flywheel tight, engage the clutch. Then kind of flop the clutch lever forward and back, coming back against resistance but not disengaging the clutch and then going ahead till you hit resistance. Do it fairly fast. This will make the crankshaft shift side to side. If you hear a deep clunk as you're doing this the endplay is too loose. You can sometimes watch the flywheel and see it move in and out. You can also do it this way if you are using a dial indicator only do it more slowly. There are probably a few two bangers out there with that perfect .005 endplay but not many. Jim
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