19.5hp oppy starter gear

[dudeface]

I don’t have the right tool, but I’ve done so many that a good side cutting pliers has become my go to tool. I’m just getting upset that so many come here thinking we have a crystal cutting and get mad when we require more info from them. Also, since battling sepsis for the last seven months my patience has been getting thinner.

What tool? I pried the c clip off the starter shaft with a screwdriver and took the starter off to get the gear off. Just need a new gear.

 

[Auto Doc's]

I thought it was obvious since I posted in the Briggs section that it's a Briggs. It's a 19.5hp opposed twin in a '97 (I think) Craftsman LT1000.

I have never figured out what "oppy" is supposed to mean. Is that a new Jargon?

Possibly a (new, used) starter is in order because the old one has very worn bushings. I recommend you find a used OE B/S opposed twin starter instead of any aftermarket junk. Briggs quit making new ones for these years ago.
New in the aftermarket world often means Never Ever Worked.... or they are often not made to fit correctly in several ways.

 

[sgkent]

my vote is that without the model, serial, and brand model / date, etc., that a part is for, photos - all of the above, chasing a part can be impossible. There is a recent thread on a simple valve guide stem that proves that. Since Covid so many people seem to think the world is only as big as what they experience, while it is really what billions of us experience too. It is like Covid had a narcissist gene in it.

 

[Tiger Small Engine]

I have never figured out what "oppy" is supposed to mean. Is that a new Jargon?

Possibly a (new, used) starter is in order because the old one has very worn bushings. I recommend you find a used OE B/S opposed twin starter instead of any aftermarket junk. Briggs quit making new ones for these years ago.
New in the aftermarket world often means Never Ever Worked.... or they are often not made to fit correctly in several ways.

“Oppy” means opposed twin.
People cannot get the correct parts at their local small engine shop without a model number of the mower or engine, depending upon application. However, getting upset face to face versus on the internet are two different things. You see this scenario play out over and over and over on this forum. Poster states no model number, etc. Someone trying to help says we need the information. Most of the time the poster gives information. Sometimes a back and forth argument follows with snarky comments. People are funny I tell you.

 

[StarTech]

Never mind the 19522 c-ring removal tool is NLA and the 18435 c-ring installation tool is now ungodly priced.

This is what we get when financial investment group takes over a good company. They run it into ground and then dumps it.

 

[Auto Doc's]

“Oppy” means opposed twin.
People cannot get the correct parts at their local small engine shop without a model number of the mower or engine, depending upon application. However, getting upset face to face versus on the internet are two different things. You see this scenario play out over and over and over on this forum. Poster states no model number, etc. Someone trying to help says we need the information. Most of the time the poster gives information. Sometimes a back and forth argument follows with snarky comments. People are funny I tell you.

Hello Tiger Small Engine,

It's the "power" of being "anonymous" and "entitled" all rolled into one. Some folks do it without ever realizing.

Much of days society has no face-to-face interaction because of push button technology and "smart phones".

 

[Auto Doc's]

Never mind the 19522 c-ring removal tool is NLA and the 18435 c-ring installation tool is now ungodly priced.

This is what we get when financial investment group takes over a good company. They run it into ground and then dumps it.

Hello StarTech:

Why buy special tools they are only going to use once in their lifetime anyway?

A pair of good pocket screwdrivers, a pair of pliers, a hammer and a 5/16 deep socket are all they really need.

Then they watch a few videos online and they become a pro at it. LOL

 

[StarTech]

Oh well I was thinking more a shop that trying not someone that might end up needing medical help. I know from how easily you can hurt yourself doing this. Btw the 5/16 socket doesn't allow the c ring to open up.

 

[Rivets]

He said he took a C-clip off with a screwdriver. Maybe my age is getting to me, but I’ve never seen a C-clip used as a retainer on a Briggs starter. If he is to be believed I suspect someone has had this apart in the past. 10mm 1/4” deep socket works well for me.

 

[StarTech]