Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Sadly, yesterday while mowing,  I hit a large tree root which stopped the engine dead, resulting in an obviously bent crankshaft.  So I need to remove the flywheel on the top, and the "blade adapter" on the bottom of the crankshaft in order to remove the crankshaft for replacement.  The "blade adapter" is what the Sears parts website calls the rectangular metal block on the bottom of the crankshaft that the blade attaches to.  Can anyone tell me how to remove this from the crankshaft?

Also, the flywheel isn't jumping off the top end of the crankshaft either, but I think I can go rent a flywheel puller from Advance Auto to get that off.  I hope. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance - Paul