| Author | Message | ||
     Todd Phenneger (Toddp) Member Username: Toddp Post Number: 98 Registered: 10-2002 |
Grrr, Vehicle is a 94' D1, EFI 3.9l. AB told me to BREAK the old Rotor apart before removing it. Great. So I squeeze it with pliers, NOTHING. Hmmm, Needle Nose Vise Grips....NOTHING. Hmm, Hack Saw. Now its missing most of the rotor arm so I can get a clean shot at the rest of the part, What do you know. I STILL CANT REMOVE IT! GRRRRRRRRrr. How does this thing come off. I dont want to break my Distributor but I'm past the point of no return now. :-( Back outside to keep trying. THanks TOdd | ||
| Todd Phenneger (Toddp) Member Username: Toddp Post Number: 99 Registered: 10-2002 |
YAY! Strike this problem. I got it. 15min break, a message to D-Web and 1/2 a beer and Boom. I got it. Went back, took a few more saw strokes under the rotor arms at the top of the shaft and was able to get a flat blade screwdriver in there and pry the top off. Then with the top of the rotor off I was able to pry out the little tab that indexes the rotor on the shaft and it pulled right off. YAY, now with a new CAP/ROTOR & Magnecore Wires my baby's ignition system is back in good shape for the summer. She is now ready for towing the boat, etc. Sorry for the worthless post. l8r Todd | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1557 Registered: 02-2002 |
Todd: Be very careful when doing this. Recently, I broke the rotor arm off a Rangie and wouldn't you know, pieces of the broken rotor fell down inside the dust shield, necessitating my removing the distrbutor to fish the little pieces out! BTW-I use a flat blade screwdriver and a small hammer and strike it dead center, the arm always breaks into a few pieces, first stroke. Peace, Paul | ||
| Greg Hirst (Gregh) Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 209 Registered: 10-2002 |
I never like to hit my distributor with anything so use the "crush" method that many VW's require. I first run a piece of tape around gap between shaft and plastic shield then take a large vise grips and "crush" the middle large part of top of rotor. Works every time. | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 662 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hey anybody else that reads this, resist the urge to yank up on the thing. Bad news may follow! | ||
| M. K. Watson (Lrover94) Senior Member Username: Lrover94 Post Number: 812 Registered: 02-2002 |
now you tell me! mike w | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 254 Registered: 02-2003 |
okay so how do you get the new one back on? I am not understanding this prodcedure?? |
