I am assuming you mean the flywheel cover. When I pulled the head on mine, it was installed in the tractor with the clutch and fan on it. I removed all the bolts from the cover and slid the cover forward enough and up to clear the head. Wasn't too difficult to do. The tins at the rear gave me more grief if I remember correctly. My engine has studs and not bolts for the head, if you have bolts you may not have to. While it's out of the way, check for rodent nests. Mine was packed full when I got the tractor. There was enough to fill a baseball cap under there. After I dissassembled the engine, it took about 45 minutes of poking with a 3/32" welding rod and blowing with compressed air to remove the stuff that was packed between the cylinder and the valve spring area. I still haven't figured out how it got packed in there so tight.