I once damaged an oil pump by banging on the dist. Thats why I now have a high volume oil pump, . I use a 1/4" socket with a locking extension and turn the pump shaft ever so slightly till it goes in,gently tapping on dist. I once had to use a brake hone to clean the hole and the dist went right in.
Blugene, that is a great Idea I hadnt thought of that, just need a socted and extension the same size a sthe recess on the dist shaft! that woudl really simplify this!
Should be 1/4" socket. If you dont have a locking extension be verry careful not to loose the socket or you may be fishing for 2, .
LOL... yeah my fishing skills are limited at best.. never had the patience. thansk for the advice. DOn't want my whole tool box down in the oil pan, Maybe I can just store stuff down in their for the amount I have actaully gotten to drive my car Hey gotta keep a sence of humor, I am glad to see I am not the only one with slippery fingers, and a sticky distributor.
I have used the socket too. If you don't have a locking one, you can use silicone on it and it should stay on. If you drop the pan, it should be real easy. You would be able to turn the shaft by hand.
Also good input Max, heck maybe I can get this all acomplished , only challenge right now is getting time to do this, its so frustrating walking by the car every day , and not having time to work on it... ARGH!!
i used a bit driver screwdriver handle....it works great if you have the smaller oil pump shaft.... that way there isnt any tool to drop
Guys I know this question is going to sound stupid, but there is a good reason for asking it, When I manually turn the oil pump shaft to line the " nut" up to the distributor shaft , how much tension will there be, is it going to spin pretty easily? I think knowing this will help me determine if the socket is meshing with the nut down in there, know what I mean?
If the engine has not been run for a while it might be easy to spin until the pump and pickup is full of oil. After that you will feel the drag.
