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Terrel Beckham
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    Pulled the flywheel today on the 5 and a half.  The flywheel is scuffing on the magneto plate.  I’ve attached a couple of photos showing the problem.  When you pull the starter rope, you can see the flywheel torque on the mag plate in a certain arc of the rotation.  With the wheel off, the scuffing is more clear.   With my calibrated fingers, I figure there’s one to two thousandths lateral play in the mag plate.  Any thoughts on how to remedy this?  I wondered if the mag plate is not seated far enough on the taper.

    Any advice helpful.

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