Hi,

I am having problems removing my distributor.
It feels like it's stuck in the gears?

I can turn the "outside" with no problems, the rotor can be turned some degrees and lifts "as usual"... and then I can get it up some extra millimeters.
Then, nothing...

Anu idéas on how to move forward?
How much force to use and where to apply

...or did I simply miss something along the way?

BR Bigbear

Welcome to the Forum!

Have you moved the crankshaft at all? If you rotate it a half turn or so, forward and back....it would help. What engine do you have?

Thanx,

I have not tried rotating. The engine is a 2.8 V6 on a 86 GT.

//BB

First the obvious but I have to ask. Did you take out the single bolt and hold down? Other than that just try and rotate the shift as you pull up. They can be a bit hard sometimes but it shouldn't take the hulk to get it out either

Yep,

bolt and hold down is gone. Trying to turn the rotor as I pull.
No luck

Removed the ignition coil to get more space but it's just stuck.. but at least the housing moves around fine )

[This message has been edited by Bigbear68 (edited 04-11-2015).]

More twisting and more up force on the distributor housing. The O-ring at the base is most likely sticking and holding it in.

Get one of those bar clamps from HF or somewhere and use it as a spreader.

More force and more twisting did it, thanks!!
I now have a new pick up coil and a live Fiero

I am going through the same issue as the op, I will rotate the crank pulley and wiggle the dizzy around next time and report the results.

quote Originally posted by LiftHatch: I will rotate the crank pulley and wiggle the dizzy around next time and report the results.

IMO, it makes no difference rotating the the crankshaft to remove the distributor. It's not the gear at the bottom of the distributor that gets stuck, it's the O-ring of the outer housing that may sometimes bind on the way up and out of the lower intake plenum. Twist the housing back and forth while pulling up as hard as possible. If it can be raised at all, but it's still sticking, squirt some lubricant down where the O-ring sits.

[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 04-20-2015).]