robert1839 Tristan Cook 5579 Timber Ridge Dr, Mt Vernon, Skagit, Washingto (118 posts) Registered: 05/06/2013 11:11PM Main British Car: MGB GT 1972 Buick 215 |
distributor stuck
so i have been doing everything to get this distributor out but it is just really stuck i soaked it in kerosene and used WD-40 to try to loosen it up with no luck and before i go to just brute force i want to know is there any trick to getting it out has this happened to anyone before
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2465 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: distributor stuck
PB Blaster, Kroil or Liquid wrench under distributor hold down flange. Let set overnight and pry with a screwdriver under hold down flange. Corrosion between aluminum parts, almost seem welded. You did remove the hold down clamp and bolt?
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robert1839 Tristan Cook 5579 Timber Ridge Dr, Mt Vernon, Skagit, Washingto (118 posts) Registered: 05/06/2013 11:11PM Main British Car: MGB GT 1972 Buick 215 |
Re: distributor stuck
what is a PB blaster? i have soaked it in Liquid wrench and there is no gap to fit anything to pry it off. i have read that some times the corrosion will make it really hard to get apart. altho leaving the clamp on is something i would do i didn't this time.
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2465 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: distributor stuck
Tristan, Did you try turning it. Some times that works. PB Blaster is just another brand of penetrating oil.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6470 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: distributor stuck
Yeah, it's "creepy oil". Some are better than others and PB Blaster seems pretty good. I hate to even suggest it but if all else fails you may want to try a large pipe wrench on the head of the distributor. If you do, you might try wrapping a thick layer of the toughest tape you can find around it first to try and protect it from the teeth.
Jim |
DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1367 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
Re: distributor stuck
When I get a really stubborn piece like that or a badly rusted bolt. I generally haul out my trusty wax candle.
Heat the part up with a propane torch and touch the candle wax to the joint. The heat will melt the wax and draw it into the joint. Stuff that won't let go any other way will usually free up amazingly well. I learned this trick from an old marine mechanic long ago and have used it ever since. If the distributor still won't let go, I think that you can remove the timing cover with the dist. still in it. Then you have better options to get the two apart. Cheers Fred |
robert1839 Tristan Cook 5579 Timber Ridge Dr, Mt Vernon, Skagit, Washingto (118 posts) Registered: 05/06/2013 11:11PM Main British Car: MGB GT 1972 Buick 215 |
Re: distributor stuck
i am getting a new distributor so i don't care about breaking it
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