Stihl 045 flywheel puller

[JT78]

Ok so I need a flywheel puller for this old 045 to get the flywheel off to change out the seal. It is different than my other Stihl flywheel puller. Pic attached of the flywheel. Can anyone please tell me where I can purchase the correct tool to pull this? Thanks.

 

[Woodslasher]

Ok so I need a flywheel puller for this old 045 to get the flywheel off to change out the seal. It is different than my other Stihl flywheel puller. Pic attached of the flywheel. Can anyone please tell me where I can purchase the correct tool to pull this? Thanks. View attachment 315257

Do you have an old steering wheel puller? That's what a neighbor used when he was tearing apart a few of those saws.

 

[jacob j.]

Do you have an old steering wheel puller? That's what a neighbor used when he was tearing apart a few of those saws.

That's what I use - O'Reilly sells a kit for about $8 and it does horizontal or tri-way mounts.

 

[JT78]

I've got a power steering pulley puller I will look and see if it fits if not I will grab a steering wheel puller. Thanks fellas

 

[jacob j.]

I've got a power steering pulley puller I will look and see if it fits if not I will grab a steering wheel puller. Thanks fellas

You'd probably need to find some long 5mm bolts. I use long socket-cap bolts and I use old Stihl bar nuts to back them up on the steering wheel puller.

 

[Shane¹]

This is what I made up took less than 5 minutes. I have pulled flywheels probably 40 times off a bunch of old dolmars with no problems. Same style flywheel as those old Stihls.

 

[JT78]

Ended up ordering a Husqvarna flywheel puller old style and it took it right off. Also got the cylinder cleaned up today.