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Yes you do. You have to take the distributor shaft out of the distributor to Remove the pick-up coil / stator.
Remove the center console/cupholder. Remove the interior doghouse. Remove distributor cap.
you have to remove the distributor covers.
The cam shaft position sensor is located under the distributor cap. You can replace this easily by undoing the screws holding on the distributor cap, remove and replace the sensor, then just replace the distributor cap.
how do you remove and replace the distributor cap on a 97 chevy cavalier?. I can not get to it.
remove the distributor cap remove the screws that attach the pick coil to the base of the distributor and replace in reverse order
Remove the upper intake and there it is.
remove the distributor cap and pull the thin disc like cam sensor over the shaft of the distributor then replace it with the new one.
Disconnect the battery. Remove the air temp sensor, air filter hose, and accessory drive belt. Drain the radiator and remove the hoses from the water pump. Remove the distributor cap and rotor, and replace with new ones.
Unplug all the spark plug wires. then loosen the screws holding the distributor on, remove it, put the new one on and screw it in, then replace the spark plug wires
remove your distributor cap remove your rotor cap button then look for the modual located on the right side inside of the casing where your distributor sat on remove the modual replace the part make sure you place lube onto the bottom of the modual where it makes contact then place everything back the way it came off hope this helps you.
Assuming you are asking about a 4.0L engine... Remove the distributor cap. Remove the rotor. Unplug the camshaft positioning sensor from the harness. Lift carefully where the cable feeds through the distributor to the CMP and remove. Put replacement CMP in the same place and connect it to the harness. Replace the rotor and distributor cap. Courtesy of xjtalk.com