Hi all,

First off... greetings from the UK!

I've been having some problems getting my car started so thought I would check the distributor for corrosion. I removed the dustributor cap fine and cleaned the contacts. However, I couldn't remove the distributor arm. They usually just pull off don't they? I didn;t want to force it without checking first as I may be missing a screw or something.

My car is an 89 RS with the 5l TBI engine.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Mark

 

You mean the rotor? Yes, they just pull off. But the originals are often stuck on the top of the distributor shaft bad enough that removal is a destructive process. Once you finally get it off clean the top of the shaft and smear a little grease on it so that you don't have the same problem in the future.

 

Yes I meant the rotor.
Great... thanks very much.

I can now put a bit more force into getting it off!

Mark