At 08:30 AM 6/17/06, RICHARD BOES wrote:
>....
>.... '79 B engine disassembly. First, the removal of the camshaft
>is being halted by the distributor drive shaft. My attempts to
>remove the shaft as per the manual have not been successful.
Remove distributor and the base clamp. Also remove one large flat
head screw and remove the base mount casting from the engine
block. If it is stuck, tap on one of the ears to rotate it left and
right to loosen it. Once the flanged casting has been removed, a
long fine threaded (5/16-24) bolt is the tool to extract the drive
gear. A rocker shaft pedestal stud works well.
>Secondly, #5 main bearing cap is not moving along well at
>all. Through working the cap back and forth, also prying on a bolt
>in the center threaded hole of the cap, I've managed to lift the cap
>approximately 3/8 of an inch.
Very easy removal if you use a slide hammer.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Search?catalogId=10101&sku=slide+hammer
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru.com
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