OEG Parts New Starter Compatible with Briggs & Stratton 1972-2002 7HP-18HP Engines 390838, 391423, 392749, 394805, 491766, 497594, 497595, 693054, SBS0001, 41022003, 41022003R, 41022052

Works well and was relatively cheap. Had to egg out one of the mounting holes to fit better on my application, but that is pretty simple. Otherwise it fit well and is a value when the other option is a pull rope on a larger motor. Spins it over great and makes life a lot easier.

Must have, 5" long 3/8" drive Torx T-40 (Amazon), firmly be inserted for successful oem bolt removal. Note: I now know why all the upper end riding mowers manufacturers are going to the Kawasaki V-Twin Engine. I've provided indepth photos to help future self doers, they are pretty self explanatory. If your starter has a plastic starter drive (Bendix) on it, more than likely your "Ring Gear" on your engine is plastic as well. You do not want to put a "steel drive" starter in place of it!!! The starter retention bolts on my 2015 JD D-160, Briggs & Stratton 25hp V-Twin were heavily Loctited®, and the bolt to the right behind the 16 tooth plastic starter drive, not exactly accessible straight on, see 1st photo. After feeling it slip just a bit after breaking it loose, it was necessary to tap it in with a hammer, all the way squarely to get it out without a stripped out cluster on my hands. The other one was relatively easy due to it being a square shot into the "Torx" bolt. I replaced the oem bolts with a more "secure" drive end which was the 5/16"x18 x 5/8", 1/4" drive bolts (Bag Head Photos), and socket/ratchet in my photos. The 1/4" drive bolts were so much easier than the original Torx bolts, with added tight fitting 5/16" flat washers. I did reapply "Loctite®" high strength thread locker to the new starter motor bolts for the #497595. Starter motor works great!

This starter was a perfect fit. took about 10 minutes to install and worked like a champ. Very solid and well made starter. Great price as well!

I bought this starter for an aging briggs and stratton motor. The gear on the end of this starter is plastic. The gear on my original starter is metal and has lasted 30 years. The electric motor in this starter might be fine, but I'm going to bet I'll be changing that gear out with the original in a real short amount of time. As of right now it does its job, but after 1 start I could already see wear marks on every tooth of that gear. I saved the original metal gear so that when this one takes a dump, I'll just switch them out.

Worked perfect and easy to install. This was a very sturdy item and had much power after getting it on the motor.

Item came real fast and fit perfectly. Cannot beat the quality and price. Works great.

The starter worked for my riding lawn mower life it should. I went to look up parts and the OEM were a couple hundred dollars!!!! I did a lot of research before purchasing this one and I don’t regret it. It’s OEM quality and you can’t beat the price. I have had it on my mower for half a season without any issues. Don’t hesitate give it a try.

It initially worked great. I bought it in 5-25 and only used it a handful of times. Now it’s won’t even try to rotate the crank. It just smokes and gets really hot. On top of that, the plastic gear is chewed up. I will not buy again. It didn’t last me 4 months. I’m late writing this review.