[V8] Ignition Rotor Spec

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Hmm.  I believe I've always used some pliers -- never had the screw- 
on type (though I haven't checked the '93 yet).  First to see if they  
just pull off (if they've previously been replaced, they surely  
weren't glued on) and they will just come off.  If they're the  
original ones, they will be more stubborn and will break apart.  Just  
make sure to clean up and dried glue and rotor fragments before  
replacing. :-D

Ingo

On May 22, 2007, at 7:42 PM, Scott Simmons wrote:

> I'm going to be doing a cap & rotor change here in a few months and  
> have
> verified that mine are (on the right side, at least) the push-on type.
>
> What's the procedure for removal?  I know on 944s, with "push on"
> rotors, one usually had to destroy the old one with a hammer to get it
> off.  Same for the V8?
>
> As for my starter.............. broke another 10mm box end wrench, but
> did get that bolt out on my last one.  Liberally coated the bolts with
> anti-seize before installation of new starter.  Flywheel looked a bit
> chewed on but no troubles.
>
> Old starter would have the gear easily slip-slop back and forth in its
> housing.  I reckon a PO burned up the starter by trying to start  
> the car
> regardless of the bad flywheel sensor.  "Well gee, it's not  
> starting...
> let's keep on crankcrankcrankcrankcranksizzlecrankcrankcrank."
>
> At $3.40/gal for regular unleaded, I'm moving on to a new oxygen  
> sensor...
> Scott Simmons
>
> cobram at juno.com wrote:
>
>> Back on Wed, 9 Jul 2003 my computer says I wrote:
>>
>> "There are two rotors used on the V8Q's, you have to visually  
>> check to
>> match it up.
>>
>> Bosch 04 214 has the set screw hole and is black in color (shared  
>> with
>> the Yugo of all cars)
>>
>> Bosch 04 310 is the "push on-glued on rotor"  also listed as  
>> 1234332399,
>> burnt orange color
>>
>> The GTI16V Bosch rotor (052 905 225C and 04170) is the same one  
>> found on
>> a large number of Audi/VW 4 and 5 cylinder models from 1984-1999.  I
>> don't know how good a substitute it is, but for the extra $10 I'd  
>> opt for
>> the original V8Q Bosch call number.
>>
>> The 04038 you cited is a BMW application."
>>
>> I don't know if the numbers are still valid.
>> I'll do recall that the precise application you can ask for at  
>> your local
>> FLAPS is the 90 VW Golf GTI (2.0L, 16v).  Early builds used the Yugo
>> cross reference.  My first two 1990 V8Q's had a year or so  
>> difference in
>> build date, which might explain the two different shaft sizes.  Of  
>> course
>> the Audi SHAFT SIZE was always very large, you could ONLY  
>> officially buy
>> the rotors as part of the entire distributor assembly.  ;-)
>>
>> BCNU,
>> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
>>
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