At 10:59 PM 12/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello All;
>
>I have a distributor that is really rusted up bad... It came out of a
>'74, 1275cc engine that had quit running. Consequently, I took out the
>distributor after trouble shooting alot of other things. Anyway, to
>make a long story short, I am surprised that it ran as well as it did.
>The plates that the points and condenser are mounted on was rusted so
>that it would not rotate. The points cam was so rusted that I had to
>soak it for two days to get it off the center shaft. The weights
>mounted under the points plate were rusted so that they did not move,
>but finally came out after more soaking. Now I am staring at the plate
>that is at the bottom of the housing which was below the weights. It
>will not move or come out. From reading the manuals I cannot determine
>if it is supposed to be removable from the center shaft. Can someone
>advise me on this? I don't have the money right now to order a new or
>rebuilt distributor. Besides, I think this one is rebuildable if I can
>just get past this last hurdle.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Monty
>'74 Midget
>'72 Parts on Wheels
>
>Monty,
The plate that the outer end of the weights attach to is permanently
connected to the distributor shaft. To remove, you gotta extract the whole
assembly. Drive out the pin that retains the driving dog at the end of the
shaft. The distributor shaft and plate can then be withdrawn from the
distributor body.
Upon re-assembly remember to time the driving dog to the points cam. I make
stake marks with a punch to help me remember what goes where. A punch mark
on the gear/dog and a corresponding alignment punch mark on the bottom of
the shaft should do it.
Good luck. Hope this helps.
Bill & Cindy
Santa Rosa, CA
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