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Dist. removal. First, take off the dist. cap. You can leave the ign. wires on, but it is a good thing to mark the firing order on the cap. Which plug the wires go to. You can also mark where the Dist. cap is pointing, helps for timing purpose after. Next, you mark where the rotor is pointing, you can turn the engine over till the rotor points to the engine, then mark the spot on the engine, and also mark the Dist. around the base. This way, when you go to put it back in, the engine will work and save you a lot of time. Your two marks will line up. Use a wrench and remove the lock nut, and lock tab. Also un-clip the ign. wire harness from the Dist. When you pull up on the Dist. the shaft will turn, this is ok. Now you have it in your hands. If this removal is to change the module, make sure you put the right grease and clean the surface very good. It is possible that you might have to modify a tool to reach the small screws for the module........Now to re-install. As you slide the Dist. back into place, you will have to line up the two marks that you made. To do this, put the rotor back on during installation, and you will have to turn the rotor (shaft will turn also ) backwards, when you arrive at the right spot, the Dist. shaft gear will line up to the oil pump, and the Dist. will now drop fully into place. If it does not line up EXACTLY, then start over. Just by lifting the Dist. slightly, you will be able to turn the shaft till it drops in the right place. IT HAS TO LINE UP TO YOUR 2 MARKS. Off just a little is just not good enough.....OK. Chances are that you will not have to check the timing after, once lined up, unless you had a problem before, then have the timing checked. Good luck.
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