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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairKohler Small Engine Starter Replacement #25 098 11-S
Kohler Small Engine Starter Replacement #25 098 11-S
Skill Level
Total Parts Cost
$315.59Estimated Savings
$112.5002:19
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the starter on a Kohler small engine (which is commonly found in riding lawn mowers, riding tractors, zero-turn radius mowers, and commercial walk-behind mowers). The most common reason for replacing the starter is when the engine won't start.
All of the information for this small engine starter replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kohler, Toro, Exmark, John Deere
Tools needed: open-end wrench, multi screwdriver, nut driver bit, socket wrench
All of the information for this small engine starter replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kohler, Toro, Exmark, John Deere
Tools needed: open-end wrench, multi screwdriver, nut driver bit, socket wrench
Step By Step Instructions
1
Before you begin this repair, make sure the engine has cooled remove the wire and boot from each spark plug
2
Then loosen the bolts securing the battery cables and disconnect them; black first, then red.
3
Your next step is to remove the nut securing the red positive starter wire and pull the wire off.
4
Now disconnect the solenoid wire.
5
Remove the bolt securing the dipstick tube and rotate the tube out of the way.
6
Now support the old starter as you remove the bolts securing it and move it out of the way.
7
Install the new starter assembly by positioning it and securing it with the bolts.
8
Be sure to properly align the mounting bracket.
9
Realign the dipstick tube to the bracket and reinstall the screw.
10
Connect the solenoid wire then position the starter wire and secure it with the nut.
11
With the new starter in place, you can now reconnect the battery cables red first, then black.
12
Tighten the bolts and reattach the wire and boot to each spark plug.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the starter on a Kohler small engine (which is commonly found in riding lawn mowers, riding tractors, zero-turn radius mowers, and commercial walk-behind mowers). The most common reason for replacing the starter is when the engine won't start.
All of the information for this small engine starter replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kohler, Toro, Exmark, John Deere
Tools needed: open-end wrench, multi screwdriver, nut driver bit, socket wrench
All of the information for this small engine starter replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kohler, Toro, Exmark, John Deere
Tools needed: open-end wrench, multi screwdriver, nut driver bit, socket wrench
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Before you begin this repair, make sure the engine has cooled remove the wire and boot from each spark plug
2
Then loosen the bolts securing the battery cables and disconnect them; black first, then red.
3
Your next step is to remove the nut securing the red positive starter wire and pull the wire off.
4
Now disconnect the solenoid wire.
5
Remove the bolt securing the dipstick tube and rotate the tube out of the way.
6
Now support the old starter as you remove the bolts securing it and move it out of the way.
7
Install the new starter assembly by positioning it and securing it with the bolts.
8
Be sure to properly align the mounting bracket.
9
Realign the dipstick tube to the bracket and reinstall the screw.
10
Connect the solenoid wire then position the starter wire and secure it with the nut.
11
With the new starter in place, you can now reconnect the battery cables red first, then black.
12
Tighten the bolts and reattach the wire and boot to each spark plug.
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
Electric Starter
$315.59
Total$0.00
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