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Originally Posted by Charlie Stephens
Take off the distributer cap and pull the rotor up and off. The cam is held to the shaft with a screw and if you are extremely lucky it has come loose (probably not). Try to rotate the shaft by hand (it shouldn’t rotate). Next you need to remove the screw in the side of the block (sort of a stud with a screw slot on the end with a lock nut) that holds the distributer in the block. After the screw is out lift the distributer up and out of the block. If you are lucky oil and a hard pull by hand will remove it. Be VERY careful if you try to remove it with hammers, chisels and screwdrivers. The distributer bodies are often stuck in the block and they are easy to break. They make a special puller to remove the distributer (try Bratton’s, (301) 829-9880). There should be a shaft coming out of the bottom the distributer held by a pin, check to be sure it is good. You can see an illustration of the distributer at
http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/bdistributordetails.htm. If everything checks out so far remove the side cover from the block. You can turn the engine with the crank and see if the valves move (meaning the cam is turning). If the cam is not turning the timing gear is probably stripped. If the cam turns there should be a part that fits in a hole at the bottom of the oil gallery with a spring holding it in. Lift off the spring and lift it out. There is a shaft that extends through this piece that has a gear on the end that mates with the gear on the camshaft, check to be sure the gear is OK and pinned to the shaft. If you need distributer parts the best source is probably Renner’s Corner, rennerscorner.com, (734) 428-8424. Post what you find.
Charlie Stephens |
Will try..
Note! The cam lobe does not free spin by hand.. It move approx 5 degrees rotation but does not free wheel.