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Distributor Stuck in the Head (1172 Sidevalve)
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:58 am
by PWilson45
Distributor won't budge and I don't want to break the casting.
Any suggestions for nondestructive removal?
Thanks,
Pete
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:00 pm
by JAN
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:04 pm
by PWilson45
Thanks, as suggested it required removal of the head.
I took it to a sympathetic machine shop and he pressed it out.
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:31 pm
by JAN
Coward!
But glad it worked!