DKSCALA
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Installing a new MSD disttributor. How do I rotate the oil pump shaft to align it properly.
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If your just installing a new distributor why do you think you need to reposition the oil pump drive shaft?
On mine, the MSD was about 45 degrees different than the stock one.
If I don't need to pull it, then I just use a large screw driver and walk it around where it needs to be. I have a pair of duck bill pliers to pull them with.
Because the engineers at MSD are idiots and the dist shaft isn't lined up like it should be. If you stick it in without moving the oil pump shaft, the rotor will be pointing at #2 cylinder.
Not so fast with the blame game. The old mopar engine book showed the slot on the dist pointing slightly left of center, the new book shows the timing slightly right of center. I use the older method. But it has already been stated bring the piston to TDC and use a large screwdriver to align the dist slot to your preference.
Don't know where the magnet thing came into play, all he was asking was how to rotate the oil drive shaft, not pull it out lol.
I have advanced the driveshaft with just a telescoping magnet. It will work. You just grab it with the magnet, lift up and rotate it where you want it then drop it back down and slide the magnet off. Any way (using a magnet, screwdriver or combo) will work. I think that's what he meant.
Never had to use a magnet, its always worked for me with just a large flat head.
I didn't mean you had to use a magnet. Re-read my response and you'll see I said it'd work doing it either way. I did it once with a pickup magnet because I didn't have a big screwdriver handy.