neilff

i cant seem to see how to remove the rotor on my 92 si distributor??

i see there is a screw, but the rotor isnt in the correct position

SloCivicHMM

Gotta pull the fuel fuse and keep turning over the car till it is on the correct position....

Note: I guess that screw is easy to stripe since mine was striped already the first time I went to take out my rotor.....still can't take it out....

DON"T MEAN TO POST JACK BUT: any idea how to take it off??

sohc_boy

with the cap off just bump the key to get the starter to move the motor a li lbit at a time till u get the screw to where u can get at it easily.

madman604

could try a 19mm socket on the crankshaft and turn the motor till its in the right position.

neilff

i got it, i just turned the key til it lined up

best suggestion on the screw: use a rachet and screwdriver bit socket and then unscrew it like that... they are factory locked in damn tight

mph6563

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Needle-nose Vise-Grips. Worked for me.

SloCivicHMM

Glad to see you got it lined up....

Thanks for the help guys.....I'll try it this weekend......while you guys are in the helping mood,.....anyone know how to wire an external coil??? Get an OEM rotor screw or could I just get one at the hardware store??

krazyDOHC

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the crank uses a 17mm socket...not a 19

mafioso102

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I believe the 17 is for d series (which his is) and 19 for b

mph6563

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The factory service manual specifies that the screw should be diamagnetic (i.e. non-magnetic, vs. ferromagnetic like steel). The best local hardware store didn't have exactly the right screw in stainless or brass, so I ended up going to the dealer. I picked the screw off the parts diagram on the computer.

Turns out that what I got was ordinary, magnetic steel. Turns out that the old screw was also ordinary steel. They seem to have worked fine, anyway.

I would, however, make sure that you don't make the screw magnetic, by using a magnetic screwdriver for example. I assume that it could interfere with the crankshaft/camshaft/TDC sensors in the distributor body.

There are accounts, here and on Usenet, of the rotor screw working its way out and trashing the distributor. I used Loctite on the screw to prevent this, although it probably means I'll need to use Vise-Grips again to get it out. Why can't they just use an Allen or Torx head?

SloCivicHMM

Thanks for the info..if I can get it out I'll head to honda with a buddy, I need to install my MSD blaster coil, any info on that guys?? need to know the (+) and (-) wire colors and stuff...