Questions & Answers for: remove distributor rotor stuck

...distributor cap and my rotor is locked down tight what is the best way to remove it without damaging anything?? Gently pry the rotor off by putting screwdiver between the rotor and the pick-up

...clamp removed from the engine block that holds the distributor housing on. When mine gets stuck I just wiggle the rotor as I'm pulling up to see which way it needs to rotate to disengage the cam

Remove rotor in the distributor. Seem stuck The may be a screw holding it on, turn the engine over and see if theres a screw you can get to.

...remove distributor cap, mark dist.rotor so that it goes back on the same place it came out, remove bolt at base of dist., pull distributor out, at base of distributor shaft is a gear, remove roll pin ...

...remove the distributor cap - -remove the rotor - check under the cap for moisture and also check for cracks - check the center of the cap for the unit that is hung on a spring to be sure it isn't ...

distributor, i can remove one of the screws, but the other screw loosened and the it just spins in place, i tried putting upward pressure on it while backing it out, that did not work, i tried putting

...remove the distributor Turn the engine to #1 TDC Compression. Remove the cap and note the position of the rotor. Undo the wires connected to the distributor. Undo the clamp that holds the bottom of ...

...then it is stuck to the distributor shaft and the rotor will have to be broken to remove.take some fine sand paper and clean the distributor shaft with it so the new rotor won`t be hard to

distributor shaft and if you use a pair of pliers you can break the rotor to get it off and then clean the shaft to remove any corrosion that caused the rotor to stick the shaft.if it has a small bolt

...Remove the distributor cap and inside you will see the trigger wheel (see picture, wheel is rusty), remove the rotor over the wheel and then the barrel snap ring that retains the trigger wheel, then ...