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Offline DnStClr

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why wont my distributor come out?
« on: March 16, 2009, 11:36:15 am »
87 Chevy R10- I removed the hold down bolt and clamp. The distributor won't come out.I've got it to come up @1/8 inch. Can I use a pry bar to help lift it? It is getting replaced.
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Re: why wont my distributor come out?
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2009, 12:15:06 pm »
spray in some pb blaster and rotate the housing back and forth up and down. Carbon is all it is. Just keep working it. Change the oil when you're done.
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Re: why wont my distributor come out?
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2009, 12:28:54 pm »
that happened to me a while back.  I just kept trying and with a few curse words, she finally popped out.

I guess you could gently pry it if you are sure you aren't bending/breaking something.  I'd put a wood block or something under the fulcrum you use to protect the intake, perhaps a long screwdriver under the first lip of the distributor should work--maybe tapping the handle of the screwdriver down (not in) while pressure is being held may work. 

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Re: why wont my distributor come out?
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2009, 01:33:13 pm »
I had to use a pry bar on my 90 Burb to get it out.  It was seriously stuck.

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Re: why wont my distributor come out?
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2009, 09:57:16 am »
whew, finally. >:(
 

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« Last Edit: March 17, 2009, 10:00:10 am by DnStClr »
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