OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Victa Two Stroke Engines Victa 160cc Engine Flywheel Removal

The Briggs puller only has 2 screws instead of 3. More importantly, it leaves out the center bolt, like this:




The second pic is from the B&S overhaul manual, and it shows how you use it. Note in the pic my puller has the nuts on the opposite side of the plate from the bolt heads, for storage. When you use it you have the nuts on the same side as the bolt head, as shown in the diagram.

You can use this same type of puller on your Victa, but make a larger flat plate with three screw holes instead of two. Loosen the flywheel retaining nut until its top surface gets to the end of the thread, so it can help support the force applied by the flat plate to the crankshaft. This type of puller has no tendency to slip sideways. The screws pull the flywheel while the center of the plate holds the crankshaft still. As long as you tighten the two nuts evenly, so both bolts apply the same force, the only thing that can go wrong is if you tighten the nuts too hard, you will strip the threads where the screws go into the flywheel itself. To keep this from happening, apply a moderate amount of force to the screws (by tightening the nuts) then tap the exact center of the flat plate, directly above the end of the crankshaft, with a hammer. Tap, don't belt, just once, then see if you can safely tighten the nuts slightly more, tap again, and so forth until the flywheel moves. (With the Briggs it all happens with a loud bang when the flywheel comes off the taper, but it should be a lot more gradual with a Victa).