How to Reinstall a Distributor if Crankshaft Moved.

i suppose your vehicle should use a pick up sensor in the distributor. i have just looked at the year of make. Distributor less engines use crank sensors and few distributor engines have crank sensor. Please share the fault you would like to repair

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It should be clamped down

Ignition timing manual setting 1994 Toyota 4 Runner.
- Remove the distributor cap.
- Pull up the hand brake, place the vehicle in P or Neutral.
- Rotate the crankshaft pulley with a suitable tool to bring the timing mark at 5 degrees BTDC and the reluctor position in front of No. 1 position in distributor.
- Remove the rotor and adjust the distributor (by loosening two distributor locking bolts) in such a way that the No. 1 reluctor tooth just cross the G1 pickup coil notch in the direction of rotation in the distributor.
- Lock the distributor bolts, install rotor and install distributor cap.

If your engine cranks normally but will not start because it has no spark, or it stalls and won't restart because it has no spark, the problem may be due to any of the following:

A bad pickup inside the distributor (on engines that have a distributor), a stripped distributor drive gear (common problem with plastic distributor drive gears), broken, loose or corroded wires from the pickup to the ignition module orPCM.

A bad crankshaft position (CKP) sensor (on engines that do not have a distributor), or broken, loose or corroded wires from the sensor to the PCM.

A bad ignition module (on engines that have a distributor or use an ignition module separate from the PCM)

A bad ignition coil (on engines that have a distributor and a single coil)

A bad rotor or distributor cap (cracks or carbon tracks that are allowing the spark to short to ground)

Faulty ignition switch.

Fig. 1: Exploded view of a typical distributor used on Jeep vehicles



Fig. 2: Tag and disconnect the spark plug wires



Fig. 3: Tag and disengage any distributor electrical connections



Fig. 4: Scribe a mark on the base of the distributor and on the engine to facilitate reinstallation



Fig. 5: Using a distributor wrench, loosen the distributor hold-down bolt



Fig. 6: Remove the distributor hold-down bolt and clamp



Fig. 7: Remove the distributor from the vehicle


5.2L and 5.9L Engines

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Tag and disconnect the spark plug wires from the distributor cap and coil
3. Remove the distributor cap retaining hooks or screws and remove the distributor cap.
4. Note the position of the rotor in relation to the base. Scribe a mark on the base of the distributor and on the engine to facilitate reinstallation.
   

The distributor must be bright to Top Dead Center (TDC) before removal.

1. Attach a socket to the crankshaft damper retaining bolt and slowly rotate the engine clockwise until the indicating mark on the crankshaft damper is aligned with the 0 degree mark on the timing chain cover. The distributor rotor should now be aligned to the CYL. NO 1 alignment mark stamped into the camshaft position sensor. If not repeat the process until TDC is achieved.
2. Disengage the camshaft position sensor connector and remove the rotor.
3. Unfasten the distributor hold-down bolt and remove the distributor and hold-down clamp.

Other details can find in the Repair Manual ZJ-Secc-8D-Ignition-Systems

Good luck (remember rated this).