Distributor Disassembly

Fig. 13, Disassembled View Of Chrysler 8 Cylinder Engine Electronic Distributor (Typical):

1. Remove rotor and vacuum advance unit (if equipped), Fig. 13.
2. Remove reluctor by prying up from bottom of reluctor using two screwdrivers with a maximum blade width of .4375 inch. Use care not to damage or distort reluctor teeth.
3. Remove two screws and lockwashers attaching lower plate to distributor housing, then lift out lower plate, upper plate and pick-up coil as an assembly. Do not remove distributor cap clamp springs.
4. On 8 cylinder units, if distributor housing, shaft, reluctor sleeve or governor weights are to be replaced, proceed as follows:
a. Remove distributor shaft retaining pin and slide retainer off end of shaft.
b. If necessary, use a file to clean burrs from around pin hole area on shaft, then remove lower thrust washer.
c. Push shaft upward and remove from distributor housing.