BX starter switch removal

[chief36chevy]

Hi I have a bx2360 that I need to remove the starter switch. It has a plastic nut on it and afraid that I will destroy the nut with plyers. What is the trick to removing this nut without damaging it?

Blaine

 

[Mowbizz]

Maybe a wrench of the correct size??

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Apply some gentle heat,evenly THEN use channellocks or similar but go slow...'feel' how it's coming off. use more, gentle heat and smoooothly unscrew the nut

Kind obvious, but remove GROUND from the battery FIRST.

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[DustyRusty]

I would use water pump pliers, but today you can't buy them. Water pump pliers don't have the teeth that regular pliers have. They were designed not to mar the water pump gland nut.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

A few wraps of black electrical tape on 'channel-locks' works real good !