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How do you remove the belt pulleys and the mower clutch on a John Deere lawn tractor?

I have a John Deere GX 255 lawn tractor with the Kawasaki 20 hp twin cylinder. I need to replace the piston rings. I assume I need to remove the engine to do this, but I am having a heck of a time removing the belt pulleys and mower belt clutch from the engine shaft! I removed the bottom pulley with a puller, but I don’t know if the clutch assembly is removed in the same manner. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Public Comments

1. With a sledge hammer. Just be careful not to hot it too hard.
2. use gear puller like this -> http://www.toolking.com/products/1000141.aspx?googlebase=W141 i would not use hammer