SECOND TASK: REPLACING THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR
REMOVE YOUR NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
1. Begin by loosening all three bolts that hold the distributor cap to the actual distributor. This will be an 8mm bolt. Once they are loose, use your hand to pull them back, and then pull the cap away from the distributor. You will need to pull down, then out. Be careful to keep all of your sparkplug wires CONNECTED at this point.
2. With the cap out of the way, you will see the rotor. (It is the round thing with the little gold piece on one section) There is a section of the cover piece that opens up so that you can see the base of the rotor. thats the BASE not the BOTTOM. the base is the part that is connected to the distributor which actually turns. in that opening, you will see either rounded black plastic, or a gold, philips head screw there. If you can already see the screw, then great! In that case don't do anything. However, if you can't see the screw, get a friend (or some bum off the street) to watch for the screw while you reconnect your battery and turn the ignition until they can see the screw. Once you can see it, remove your battery terminal once again.
3. Using a philips head screwdriver, remove this screw. MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT DROP IT. chances are you would NEVER see it again. the new rotor does not come with a new screw either so don't get your hopes up. just keep it the first time. (magnetized tools work great for this project) Once the screw is out, the rotor will slide right off. Take the new one, and when you find the hole for the screw on it, slide it on in the same position as the old one came off, and replace the screw, tightening it thoroughly.
4. Now its time to mess with the wires. Take your old distributor cap (with wires still connected) and position it next to your new one, so that they are in the same position side by side. doing ONE wire at a time, remove it from the old cap and put it in the SAME hole on the new cap. repeat this process four times, but remember only ONE at a time. you DO NOT want to get this mixed up.
5. Once all of your new wires are connected, you will want to reposition your new cap in the same way that the old one came off. Get it sung on there and then use your hands to start the bolts in. Once they are handtight, use your 8mm socket to turn them ONLY until they are snug. DO NOT tighten them as hard as you can, because it will brake the cap and you wasted your money on a new one. (i've done this before, and it sucks) just get it tight enough to hold
REMOVE YOUR NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
1. Begin by loosening all three bolts that hold the distributor cap to the actual distributor. This will be an 8mm bolt. Once they are loose, use your hand to pull them back, and then pull the cap away from the distributor. You will need to pull down, then out. Be careful to keep all of your sparkplug wires CONNECTED at this point.
2. With the cap out of the way, you will see the rotor. (It is the round thing with the little gold piece on one section) There is a section of the cover piece that opens up so that you can see the base of the rotor. thats the BASE not the BOTTOM. the base is the part that is connected to the distributor which actually turns. in that opening, you will see either rounded black plastic, or a gold, philips head screw there. If you can already see the screw, then great! In that case don't do anything. However, if you can't see the screw, get a friend (or some bum off the street) to watch for the screw while you reconnect your battery and turn the ignition until they can see the screw. Once you can see it, remove your battery terminal once again.
3. Using a philips head screwdriver, remove this screw. MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT DROP IT. chances are you would NEVER see it again. the new rotor does not come with a new screw either so don't get your hopes up. just keep it the first time. (magnetized tools work great for this project) Once the screw is out, the rotor will slide right off. Take the new one, and when you find the hole for the screw on it, slide it on in the same position as the old one came off, and replace the screw, tightening it thoroughly.
4. Now its time to mess with the wires. Take your old distributor cap (with wires still connected) and position it next to your new one, so that they are in the same position side by side. doing ONE wire at a time, remove it from the old cap and put it in the SAME hole on the new cap. repeat this process four times, but remember only ONE at a time. you DO NOT want to get this mixed up.
5. Once all of your new wires are connected, you will want to reposition your new cap in the same way that the old one came off. Get it sung on there and then use your hands to start the bolts in. Once they are handtight, use your 8mm socket to turn them ONLY until they are snug. DO NOT tighten them as hard as you can, because it will brake the cap and you wasted your money on a new one. (i've done this before, and it sucks) just get it tight enough to hold
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