Re: dist. cap/rotor in '91 200q 20v

[Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>]

C1J1Miller@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Has anyone replaced their dist. cap and rotor on the 20v turbo?  Man, what a
> bear.  No room to work, there's a dust shield that won't stay put under the
> cap, and of course one of the plug wires ends popped off (with no pulling
> etc: bad crimp at the end).  Is there a special tool to refasten the clips
> that hold on the dist cap?  My hands are not strong enough, and I can't get
> anything in there to help.  I ended up torqueing the cap towards the bottom
> clip enough to get it fastened, then put a small loop of copper wire into the
> clip on top and yanked with pliers.  Then, once fastened, I cut the wire and
> fished out the end.  Seemed to work...after a couple hours of swearing and
> trying other things.
> 
> How do you remove the rotor?  It seems to be epoxied on: I seem to remember
> someone saying to crush it off:  How do you do that?  I couldn't figure it
> out and ended up leaving the old one on for now.
> 
> My dist is also making that noise... but it is riveted on.  If I drill out
> the rivet, how do I replace it?
> 
> Thanks in advance: my simple maintenance wasn't.  However, I did figure out
> why my pads light went on today:  a wire for the front pad sensor broke.  5
> minute fix, done while rotating my tires.
> 
> chris miller, windham nh, c1j1miller@aol.com
> 1am and done (with the car running again).  I need a beater so that I don't
> have to stay up until I'm done with repairs!

Had my cap off the other day. To reinstall: clip the rear/bottom first
as you did, then push the front/top clip with a long screwdriver by
reaching through the gap in the junk bolted to the top of the engine.
Worked for me. Is a PITA. (I like your wire trick.)  My distributor
rattle _did_ go away with the new timing belt. Loose timing
belt=distributor rattle.

Did you see the pics of the belt?: http://www.lupus.com/quattro/
I just posted that on the 6th and have 194 hits already in 2 days. You
guys are animals.
Wolff
'91 200 tq 20v