Remove Stuck Distributor

[tknishi]

Merry Christmas! I am doing the EI dizzy swap, and I can’t seem to get the distributor out. I removed the one screw, and the distributor moves up about a quarter inch, then it feels like it’s getting hung up on something on the shaft. The distributor spins freely, I just can’t seem to get it any higher than a quarter inch. Any ideas?? Thanks in advance!

[Linda]

Not sure if you are supposed to take out the timing bolt, to the right of the dizzy.

Linda

[tknishi]

Mine is a screw, which makes a little harder to get out. I’ll give it a shot

[Linda]

What you don’t want to do is crank on the screw/ bolt when reinstalling as it can easily break/ strip....

Linda

[greydog]

Might be easiest and safest to remove the pedestal too.
Dan

[bakerjf]

Remove the oil line that runs to the distributor. Mine did the exact same thing, and I discovered that it was hanging up on the tip of the line (I was using Dean’s aftermarket replacement line at the time).

[yusef]

It should just come right out, I literally just slide mine out a few hours ago. Perhaps some gentle side-to-side persuasion?

[tknishi]

Remove the oil line that runs to the distributor. Mine did the exact same thing, and I discovered that it was hanging up on the tip of the line (I was using Dean’s aftermarket replacement line at the time).

Thank you bakerjf! That’s exactly what was holding it in.

[bakerjf]

You’re welcome. It drove me nuts as well until I figured it out.