The new new stator I ordered for my scrambler 90 has not arived yet, but I did get the magneto/flywheel/rotor puller I ordered.
My questions is how does this thing work? Looks like a bolt and a larger round "nut" that the bolt screws into.
Thanks

 

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I assume your have a 2001 Scrambler 90. If so, you can see its stator assembly within the top left side of:

http://www.partsland.com/index.cgi?N...STARTING-MOTOR


The proper wheel puller probably has threads on the outside of device. For a picture of the proper wheel puller, surf:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...52910875xYFNeA



The first step is to remove the plastic engine case cover - right side of the engine. Using an impact air wrench (normal thread direction), remove the large nut off the crank case shaft. This large nut holds the flywheel on. Then, scren your proper wheel puller into the "inner threads" of the flywheel. Kinda hard to explain but if you go slow and hold the proper wheel puller up to the flywheel (with its nut removed), you'll see how they go together.

As a suggestion, turn the wheel puller "inner rod" 3 turns with a wrench. Take a steel hammer and tap the end of the wheel puller. Tap with strength of hitting a finishing nail with a steel hammer. If the flywheel doesn't "pop" from the vibration of hitting its end, turn 3 more turns and tap it again. This "sudden light jar" trick works for me...

Hope this helps...

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Thanks for the reply. Reading your threads on stators has gotten me this far and I appreciate you taking the time to post those instructions and photos.
The gear puller I bought looks the same as the one pictured. I'm a "shade tree" mechanic so I don't have an Impact wrench to get that first nut off. You think I can get it off with just a socket and big wrench?

 

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I've read many times that to get the nut off, it needs a "sudden jolt" of an air wrench. I tried using a manual rachet wrench on our Polaris 90 but couldn't budge it. Perhaps you may be more lucky then me.

In the end, I used an air wrench to get the nut off. I've read other posts stating that they don't have an air compressor either. For them, they borrowed an air wrench, loaded their partial disassembled mini onto a trailer and took it to their nearest gas station. They used their borrowed air wrench, used their 6 point socked and used the air compressor at the gas station. They did this to take the nut off and put the nut on.

In thinking long term, one should buy an air compressor and air rachet. Air rachet might be around $40 and an inexpensive air compressor (like a high end portable nailer compressor) is around $100. Might get them "on sale" with better prices. Once bought, you'll always have these tools for life. And if you seldom use these tools, you might be able to loan them to your family members. (Or, borrow another family member's air tools instead of buying your own).

For water / crud riders, I'd recommend one "cleans" their stator assembly area every 4-6 months. Clean after an extreme "mud run" ride. To clean this area several times a year, I'd recommend you do purchase a low cost air rachet and low cost air compressor.

Hope this helps as well...

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Well, I was one of the lucky ones! The nut came off with just a ratchet! Got the gear puller figured out and after afew good taps we were in business. The quad is now back and my seven year old daughter is riding with me again.
Thanks for all the advice.