Distributor Plate W/ Pick-up Sensor: Service and Repair
REMOVE1. Use circlip pliers to remove circlip retaining reluctor on rotor shaft.
2. Remove flat washer and O-ring recessed in top of reluctor.
3. Gently remove reluctor from shaft, taking care not to damage teeth.
NOTE: Coupling ring fitted beneath reluctor.
4. Remove three support pillars and cable grommet. Lift out pick-up and base plate assembly.
NOTE: DO NOT disturb two barrel nuts securing pick-up module, otherwise air gap will need re-adjustment.
5. Install a new pick-up and base plate assembly if module is known to be faulty, otherwise check pick-up winding resistance (2k - 5k ohm).
INSTALL
1. Reassembly of the distributor is mainly a reversal of the dismantling procedure, noting the following points:
Apply clean engine oil to:
^ A spot into rotor spindle before fitting rotor arm.
Apply Omnilube (or equivalent) grease to:
^ Auto advance mechanism
^ Pick-up plate center bearing
^ Pre tilt spring and its rubbing area (pick-up and base plate assembly)
^ Vacuum unit connecting peg (pick-up and base plate assembly)
^ Connecting peg hole in vacuum unit connecting rod
FITTING PICK-UP AND BASE PLATE ASSEMBLY
1. Pick-up leads must be prevented from fouling rotating reluctor. Both leads should be located in plastic guides. Check during re-assembly.
FITTING RELUCTOR
1. Slide reluctor as far as it will go on rotor shaft, rotate reluctor until it engages with coupling ring beneath pick-up base plate.
NOTE: Distributor shaft, coupling ring and reluctor are "keyed" and rotate together.
2. Fit O-ring, flat washer and retaining circlip.