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Getting the veins out is not an easy proposition. They are attached to little bearing rods. Now i know why that guy with the vert machined his pieces for a new unit. My rear bearing is good so i dont want to just start smashing around there.
Not hi jacking but I couldn't post the pics you requested in the pm you sent me. Here's the top of one of my distributors. I would have to disassemble the other 85 for a pic of it. Aftermarket cap obviously. HTH,
Do you recall how you guys did it without ruining the rear or front bearings. Going at it with a chisel and hammer would be a bad way to do it. There must me a trick to do it without messing things up.
Do you recall how you guys did it without ruining the rear or front bearings. Going at it with a chisel and hammer would be a bad way to do it. There must me a trick to do it without messing things up.
That’s how I did mine years ago. Broke the vanes into smaller pieces that would shake out through the rear bearing. Still no issues today. The better way would have been to remove the rear bearing, then the opening is big enough for the vanes to come out intact in one piece if I recall correctly, and reinstall bearing. No need to do anything with the front bearing. This allows you to revert back to a functional pump in the future if you needed to.
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I'm thinking someone posted [years ago] that parasitic drain from the air pump was negligible. So, just leaving it as-is accomplishes nearly the same thing.
Fair disclosure: Before seeing the aforementioned post, I used the eliminator bracket/pulley on my 89. Glad I did because the appearance is much cleaner.
