Renegade- yup, I know the feelng. it's pretty easy to do, but I had to be told by these guys here as well. I wrestled with one for a few nights before I broke down and asked for help.

For Reedys-

-take off the fuel tank/reed retainer so you can see right into the back of the crank housing.
-I set it on the anvil of my bench vice with the back side down (so the drive plate is facing up)
-get an old prop screw and thread it in about 1/2 way and gently tap the head of the prop screw with a hammer. The crank with slowly start to push out of the drive plate until it finially just drops out the back end.
-take off the prop screw and you can pull the crank shaft out of the back of the case.

For the TD's its the same, just take off the back plate and follow the same steps.


to get the shaft back in-

-slide the crankshaft into the case
-line up the indents on the drive plate with those on the shaft
-Push on the drive plate and put the assembly drive plate down on the anvil
-take a dowel (wood or metal) and tap the back of the crankshaft with a hammer until the drive plate is snug.
-I usually make sure everything is tight by putting on a prop and tightening it up all the way, this pulls the shaft up tight in the drive plate.

Hope this helps,

as always,
t