[V8] RE:distributor rotors

[Coleman, David]

I'd second that.  To be honest, it never even crossed my mind that someone would hammer/ply/otherwise remove rotors from the distributors without first removing the units from the car.

Besides your implement of distruction of choice, required tools include a Vise.

-DaveC.

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> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 11:16 AM
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> Subject: Re: [V8] RE:distributor rotors
> 
> 
> Good point here Ryan. It always makes me a little nervous 
> when I read that 
> people strike the distributor shaft while it is mounted in 
> the car. In my 
> opinion, that is a great big NO NO. The distributors are 
> pretty easy to R&R so 
> there is no good reason not to just take them out and work on 
> them on the bench.
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Quoting Ryandfreise at aol.com:
> 
> > chisel to split the rotor in half. I liked this method as 
> it didn't take
> > as 
> > much force to break the rotor. This method probably wouldn't work as
> > well with 
> > the disributors in the car but I had removed them for new 
> seals anyway.
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