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PWilson45
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 Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:58 am Post subject: Distributor Stuck in the Head (1172 Sidevalve) |
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Distributor won't budge and I don't want to break the casting.
Any suggestions for nondestructive removal?
Thanks,
Pete
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JAN
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Only way if it's really stuck - and they often are - is to remove the head and drift it out from below, using a socket just a bit smaller than the outside diameter of the drive dog.
Brutal, but there's no other real way without risking damage to the distributor body. |
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PWilson45
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, as suggested it required removal of the head.
I took it to a sympathetic machine shop and he pressed it out.
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JAN
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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Coward!
But glad it worked! |
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