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If you need assistance in repair, I have illustrated books for major American manufacturers that show some illustrations BEFORE 1974. If needed, I can supply repair manuals for your specific vehicle.
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Question im trying to replace the rotor on my 4.3 blazer and cant seem to get it off it looks like it just pushes on and off but not sure.
according to the haynes manual it say there are 2 screws holding it in which i think they are wrong cause there is absolutly no screw on it
Answer Bobby,
The problem with this ignition system is the distributor gets so hot, any oil that goes up the shaft soon turns to carbon. That carbon acts as "glue" to attach the rotor to the shaft. You might take a claw hammer and just "lightly tap" on the top of the rotor pushing it down on the shaft to see if you can't get it to break loose. IF not, just get a small board and put it on the distributor so as not to cause any damage to it and use the same claw hammer to "gently pry" the rotor off the shaft. It shouldn't take 2 minutes.
You are right and Haynes is wrong. There are no screws. It is a "press" fit. There should be a sprung steel sleeve inside the new rotor to hold it firmly to the shaft.
Once you get the old rotor off, do NOT clean the shaft. Since something can't burn twice, the carbon will help keep oil out of that area so a chance of carbon build up in the future will be kept to a minimum. I hope this helps..
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