[V8] Distributor rotors

[Ed Kellock]

Me too.  No glue on non-set-screw rotors.  No problems.

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From: "Korn, Bob" <Bob.Korn at Fike.com>
Date: 2004/03/19 Fri PM 02:08:55 MST
To: "'Coleman, David'" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>, 
	"Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>,  v8 at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [V8] Distributor rotors

As Jeremy said, the "glue on" rotors are just a standard push on type rotor
with the proper indexing tab, no need for glue or set screws.  I'm guessing
the glue went along with Audi's thinking of the Distributor being an
assembly and never having to replace the rotors. Some reference material
point to a set screw rotor for one side and the push on for the other
side.............go figure!  I sent back the set screw type and use the push
on, unglued, on both sides, work fine. 

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: Coleman, David [mailto:David.Coleman at blackrock.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:48 AM
To: Buchholz, Steven; v8 at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [V8] Distributor rotors


man, mine came off in little tiny shards, and stuck to the shaft.  Maybe
they were OE glue-on replacements.

Good point Steve, re: no set screws.  As I am now reminded, I too had to dig
up useable screws and also loc-tited them.   I haven't yet come across
glue-on replacements, but would recommend them over screw-ons if given the
choice.

-dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf
> Of Buchholz, Steven
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 12:28 PM
> To: 'v8 at audifans.com'
> Subject: RE: [V8] Distributor rotors
> 
> 
> ... I'm pretty sure the factory used the glue on exclusively
> ... I've seen
> quite a few V8 dizzys, and the only ones that had the set 
> screw rotors were
> the ones I installed.  It sounds as though you too have the 
> set screw type
> ... but in general I recommend *against* them.  The 
> registration boss on the
> rotor does not index positively into the distributor shaft 
> ... i.e. you will
> get maybe 20 degrees of rotation until you tighten down the 
> screw.  I also
> found the rotors did not come with set screw ... I had to 
> scramble to Home
> Depot to get them ... that was the cheapest tab I've ever had 
> there though.
> When I saw the amount the rotor could spin if the set screw 
> came loose I
> used blue Loctite on the set screw ... some of that 
> apparently got into the
> shaft area as I've had a devil of a time getting those rotors off!
> 
> As far as removing the old rotors, I've had great luck with
> using a large
> pair of Vise Grips to apply just enough force to crack the 
> old rotor ... at
> that point it came off very cleanly ... 
> 
> Steve B
> San Jose, Kaleefohnia (USA)
> > 
> > I know this has been discussed before but I couldn't find an
> > answer via the 
> > search. I have what appears to be push/glue on rotors on both 
> > distributors at 
> > the moment (I haven't removed the right one yet) and I just 
> > got a couple new 
> > ones only to find that they are both the set screw type. Can 
> > I use them on both 
> > distributors? Do I need to have the set screw? I'm sure I can 
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