Distributer gear


Tulsa Time

15+ Year Member

Joined
May 22, 2008
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147
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City
Coweta, Ok (Tulsa area)
Vehicle Year
1993
Transmission
Automatic
In the process of remote mounting my TFI module, I discovered the hall effect switch connector was melted. So as I tried to remove the shaft to replace it, I discovered the gear is a very tight fit. The only way I could get it off was with a 3 jaw puller. The Puller damaged the gear so I ordered another gear. This one is also a tight fit so I heated it to slide it on but before I could get it positioned correctly it got tight. I let it cool for a couple of hours (had to take the boy to Tae Kwon Do) and tried to pull it back off. Now I've damaged this gear too!
Should it be such a tight fit?
Is there a special tool?
I must be doing something wrong since the hall effect switch is a stocking item but no one in the state stocks the gear.
 
I found a tool made for removing the distributor gear. Why it's a press fit I'll never know. Another one of Ford's better ideas I guess. :icon_confused:
I have another gear on order. I talked to a friend that I used to work with and he said he could press it on for me.
 
We open it up a mil.makes all the difference in the world.
 
Got the gear, got it pressed on and got the truck together again. Runs like a champ with the new hall effect switch. I hope remote mounting the TFI module solved my engine dieing problem on hot days. I guess I'll find out in May or June.
 

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