I am trying to replace the crank seal on a 1998 lt80. I was able to remove the front and rear clutch assemblies and the belt. i am assuming that i need to remove the flywheel that the starter engages on (behind the front clutch) to access the crank Sean, but I am stumped on how to remove the thing.
Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Thanks!

 

dont remove the starter itself. remove the front clutch assembly, then the flywheel just pulls off, it maybe stuck on the key, so either use a puller lightly, or just tap on it a bit while pulling up.

if you use a puller just be mindful of the end of the crank where the threads are, dont wanna mushroom the end of the crank.

 

Thank you! Ill try that right now.

 

Got it of with a little wiggling back and forth with a couple of tire spoons.
Thanks for the help.

 

That's what it takes.