Distributor Stuck in the Head (1172 Sidevalve)

PWilson45 · Post by **PWilson45** » Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:58 am

Distributor won't budge and I don't want to break the casting.
Any suggestions for nondestructive removal?
Thanks,
Pete

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:00 pm

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.

PWilson45 · Post by **PWilson45** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:04 pm

Thanks, as suggested it required removal of the head.
I took it to a sympathetic machine shop and he pressed it out.

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:31 pm

Coward!

But glad it worked!