Kohler Small Engine Starter Replacement, Repair #12 098 22-S

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.

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All of the information for this small engine starter replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kohler, Toro, John Deere

Tools needed: socket wrench

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[silentvoice]

I know this is old, but i have a kohler 7k series (KT730) that the starter spins freely but doesnt throw out/engage. Is that a battery issue or a starter issue in your opinion?

[repairclinic]

+Jim Richard Depending on the model you may have a seat switch that went bad or a wire shorted etc. and blew the fuse. When you turn the key the positive side of the battery is sent to the coil on the starter solenoid. The other side of the coil goes to the frame which is the negative side of the battery. You should have 12 volts DC across the coil when the key is turned and the brake petal is pushed down depending on the model. 

[lennonlopez]

Can anyone tell me what the little plastic pieces does on top

[Mike-susi]

I'm not sure if that'll fit my Kohler pro cv16s engine

What engine model was that you put that on.

[igiveup]

fantastic video, quality instructions, thank you for posting !

[onry]

Where does the other side of the negative go?

[jasonsharris]

I have a wright stander intensity with a kawasaki 22hp engine. It looks impossible to get to the starter without removing the gas tank. No space to work am I missing something?

[JohnSmith-hlze]

Took bolts my starter will not drop down any idea why?

[giraffewithtattoos]

my mower has a remote solenoid like this one does. any idea where it'd be located? it's not in the engine bay. the wire disappears into the loom and no clue where it goes

[Pocketraisins]

Not trying to "nit-pick" but I was always told to put the ground cable on first, THEN the positive cable. That way you don't have possible power to the circuit and then ground out the negative on the chassis or somewhere it isn't supposed to ground to.

[clientsupport]

Any idea on why I'm "Shredding" teeth from the "Flywheel"? Is there a video on removing that from the Kohler? 

[davidcrow]

Please help. shouldn't the gear rise slightly to engage the teeth on the engine?

[grslm]

so is there a seloniod with this unit? my wiring diagram shows one.... the model i want to work on is the same is this video..

[lovea]

Before you Eve think about buying w starter it could be just fuse

[FlashOnTwos]

I just installed my new starter and everything went well. The engine turned on right away and I began driving the tractor. About a minute later, the engine shut off on its own. When I went to turn the key, nothing happened. No sound, no nothing. What could be wrong

[tonymontana]

How about a video on how to repair a starter rather than replacing.