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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairBriggs & Stratton Lawn Mower Engine Air Filter Housing #795259
Briggs & Stratton Lawn Mower Engine Air Filter Housing #795259
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$33.99Estimated Savings
$112.5002:54
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the air filter housing on a Briggs and Stratton small engine. The most common reason for replacing the air filter housing is when it is damaged or cracked.
All of the information for this air filter housing replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Toro, Simplicity, Lawn Boy, John Deere, Briggs & Stratton, Craftsman
Tools needed: Phillips-head screwdriver, 5/16th inch socket or nut driver
All of the information for this air filter housing replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Toro, Simplicity, Lawn Boy, John Deere, Briggs & Stratton, Craftsman
Tools needed: Phillips-head screwdriver, 5/16th inch socket or nut driver
Step By Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the air filter housing on your engine first make sure the engine has cooled.
2
Next, you should remove the wire and boot from the spark plug to prevent the engine from accidentally starting.
3
Use a 5/16th inch socket or nut driver to unthread the screw securing the air filter cover.
4
Remove the cover and the filter then use a phillips-head screwdriver to remove the screw securing the carburetor cover.
5
Pull the cover off and remove the three screws securing the air filter housing.
6
Detach the breather tube to release the old housing.
7
Prepare the new air filter housing for installation by removing both the throttle bracket and the primer bulb from the new component.
8
With the primer bulb removed, snap in the provided cap.
9
Confirm that the gasket is in place then attach the breather tube to the breather post and align the new housing.
10
Rethread the screws and torque them to three-and-a-half foot pounds.
11
Realign the carburetor cover and rethread the screw.
12
With the filter in place, reposition the filter cover and rethread the screw to secure.
13
With the repair completed reattach the wire and boot to the spark plug and your engine should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the air filter housing on a Briggs and Stratton small engine. The most common reason for replacing the air filter housing is when it is damaged or cracked.
All of the information for this air filter housing replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Toro, Simplicity, Lawn Boy, John Deere, Briggs & Stratton, Craftsman
Tools needed: Phillips-head screwdriver, 5/16th inch socket or nut driver
All of the information for this air filter housing replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Toro, Simplicity, Lawn Boy, John Deere, Briggs & Stratton, Craftsman
Tools needed: Phillips-head screwdriver, 5/16th inch socket or nut driver
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the air filter housing on your engine first make sure the engine has cooled.
2
Next, you should remove the wire and boot from the spark plug to prevent the engine from accidentally starting.
3
Use a 5/16th inch socket or nut driver to unthread the screw securing the air filter cover.
4
Remove the cover and the filter then use a phillips-head screwdriver to remove the screw securing the carburetor cover.
5
Pull the cover off and remove the three screws securing the air filter housing.
6
Detach the breather tube to release the old housing.
7
Prepare the new air filter housing for installation by removing both the throttle bracket and the primer bulb from the new component.
8
With the primer bulb removed, snap in the provided cap.
9
Confirm that the gasket is in place then attach the breather tube to the breather post and align the new housing.
10
Rethread the screws and torque them to three-and-a-half foot pounds.
11
Realign the carburetor cover and rethread the screw.
12
With the filter in place, reposition the filter cover and rethread the screw to secure.
13
With the repair completed reattach the wire and boot to the spark plug and your engine should be ready for use.
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