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Ransome Twentyfour 1975 clutch plate/assembly removal

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RobertAlan

Hi,

I recently bought a Ransome Twentyfour with the plan to refurbish it. My first plan was to get the engine working which is in progress and I have started it a few times.  However, I believe there is a problem with the governor and want to access the crankcase cover.  I have removed the engine from the mower and now need to remove the Clutch plate assembly

 from the crankshaft.  I have tried several pullers to no avail.

Can some please advise how I do this.

Many thanks Alan

Member : RobertAlan

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Splitpin Wed, 11/02/2026

From memory, on the back of the flywheel/clutch wheel there's a grub screw with an allen key fitting. There is a keyway on the crankshaft as well.

RobertAlan Fri, 13/02/2026

Many thanks I will check for the grub screw.  I thought I had looked but another check won't hurt.

RobertAlan Wed, 18/02/2026

No grub screw I'm afraid.  I cleaned all the paint off just to be sure.  Just to be clean, this is not the main engine flywheel but the other side of the crankshaft which sends the drive out to the mower via a centrifugal clutch.  The clutch housing/flywheel holds the expanding pads.