If you have it off anyway, the long bolt for the tappet chest cover is
recommended in one of the manuals.
On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Charles D. Sorkin wrote:
> David said:
>
> >The next part to come out is the distributor drive spindle & housing.
> >The housing is held on by two bolts, and (mine at least was frozen in).
> >A little WD-40 or other penatrating oil on the edge/around the housing
> >and a few days of waiting, and it just slid right out. The housing that
> is.
> >Now the drive spindle can be removed by inserting a head bolt (I think the
> >thread is 3/8-16 ) into the hole, locking the threads an slowly twisting
> >the driving gear out.
> >
> >So now you think you can remove the camshaft. NOT. Now the
> >oil pump driving gear needs to be removed. Pull the sump, remove
> >the oil pump, etc.
> >
> >Now you can remove the cam.
> >
> >There is probably more to it.
> >
> >- -Dave
>
> The counter salesman at Moss Motors in NJ told me not to buy the distributor
> drive removing tool that they sell, because the stock bolt that holds the
> air cleaner cover to the carb has the same dimensions and threading. And
> its long enough to remove the gear.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> '68 Sprite
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> Bloomfield, NJ
> "How about we duck inside for a Hen?"
>
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