Distributor shaft stuck....
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Distributor shaft stuck....
Hello... I am working on my 1968 w/327 auto-The distributor has a tach and a vac assm.... This might be a few questions in one 
I am rebuilding my distributor so I took out the roll pin at the bottom and tried to slide out the shaft and it feels like its hitting something as I pull it. I removed 2 snap rings hopping that was the issue... no luck... I wanted it all apart to clean and replace a few things. I am replacing the vac. assm... rotor and clean it out and paint the unit. Any ideal what else I might was to replace while its apart? Can I get the snap rings at autozone? Thanks for any information you can share 
I am rebuilding my distributor so I took out the roll pin at the bottom and tried to slide out the shaft and it feels like its hitting something as I pull it. I removed 2 snap rings hopping that was the issue... no luck... I wanted it all apart to clean and replace a few things. I am replacing the vac. assm... rotor and clean it out and paint the unit. Any ideal what else I might was to replace while its apart? Can I get the snap rings at autozone? Thanks for any information you can share
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Yes .. the bottom looks like a large flathead screwdriver 
I tug and tug on it and it looks like its coming apart from the top bushing... is that ok and will this be a pain to put back in the bushing if I take it out? I wanted to take the shaft out and clean it and maybe replace a few items but I want to make sure I do it right and not get over my head... what ya think?
I tug and tug on it and it looks like its coming apart from the top bushing... is that ok and will this be a pain to put back in the bushing if I take it out? I wanted to take the shaft out and clean it and maybe replace a few items but I want to make sure I do it right and not get over my head... what ya think?
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Yes .. the bottom looks like a large flathead screwdriver I tug and tug on it and it looks like its coming apart from the top bushing... is that ok and will this be a pain to put back in the bushing if I take it out? I wanted to take the shaft out and clean it and maybe replace a few items but I want to make sure I do it right and not get over my head... what ya think?
I tug and tug on it and it looks like its coming apart from the top bushing... is that ok and will this be a pain to put back in the bushing if I take it out? I wanted to take the shaft out and clean it and maybe replace a few items but I want to make sure I do it right and not get over my head... what ya think?
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I thought I had 2 of them ... one as shown in the photo and the other was on the top of the shiny aluminum plate... I can't find it tho but I could of swore I had one there. Should the upper bushing come out with the shaft? It looks like the upper bushing IS coming out when I tug and tug on it... slowly but its coming...
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If that is the little tach gear... It is out..... where can I get more of the c-clip's? Should I replace other parts while its apart?
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Maybe the bushing isnt coming out ... when I look at your photo it looks similar with the top bushing sticking out about an inch or so...the shaft only has came out about MAYBE 1/2 inch.... Should it just slide out freely? I think the gear part on the shaft is sticking at the top when I pull on it... anything I can do to fix this?
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