Bill,
You wrote that you loosened the nut on the clamp bolt; that bolt must
be removed completely in order to slip out the distributor.
Once the distributor is out, don't turn the engine unless you made
your marks when engine was at TDC and you knew #1 was at ignition
position. The TD's distributor (unlike MGBs) is geared to camshaft, so
turning the engine will make it difficult to find your place at
reinstallation time.
That said, most of us have had our distributors installed at an
orientation that allows a drooping tach cable to ground the 12v primary
wire to the distributor. An article in TSO pointed out this familiar
situation. It's best to reinstall as pictured in the owners handbook or
workshop manual, though operation of the distributor is unaffected.
Bob
On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 21:08:32 -0400 William T Snyder <wtsnyder@juno.com>
writes:
> Hello List. I am trying to remove the distributor from my TD engine
> to facilitate cleaning and painting of the engine. This is a late 1953
> car #>29,000. There is only one nut at the bottom of the distributor
> which I have loosened fully. I have also removed a bolt with lock wire
that
> is on the block a few inches left of the distributor. The distributor
is
> still tight and will not budge. I have not done anything to try to
force
> removal, which I am assuming will be straight out. Can anyone give
> me any pointers on where to proceed from here. I have marked the
> approximate position to facilitate resetting the timing after
reassembly and
> reinstallation into the car.
>
> Thanks in advance for your input.
>
> Bill Snyder
> '53 TD under construction
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