Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 454

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GROUP 9
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Ignition System
FIG. 7-Gear Pin Removal o r
Installation-Typical
11. Lift the lubricating wick from
the cam assembly. Remove the cam
assembly retainer and lift the cam as-
sembly off the distributor shaft. Re-
move the thrust washer.
12. Remove the weight retainers
and lift the weights out of the distrib-
utor.
13.
Remove the distributor cap
clamps.
14. If the gear and shaft are to
be used again, mark the gear and the
shaft so that the pin holes can he
easily aligned for assembly.
Rempve
the gear roll pin (Fig. 7), and then
remove the gear (Fig. 8).
15. Remove the shaft collar roll
pin (Fig; 9).
16. Invert the distributor and place
it on a support plate in a position
that will allow the distributor shaft
to clear the support plate and press
the shaft out of the collar and the
distributor housing (Fig. 10).
17. Refer to Figs. I I and I2 and
remove the distributor shaft upper
and lower bushings.
FIG. 8-Gear
Removal
BENCH ASSEMBLY
FIG. 10-Shaft
Removal
FIG. 9-Collar
Pin Removal o r
Installation
3. Remove the breaker point as-
sembly and condenser retaining
screws. Lift the breaker point assem-
bly and condenser out of the distrib-
utor.
4.
Remove the spring clip that se-
cures the diaphragm link to the
moveable breaker plate.
5. Remove the diaphragm retain-
'ing screws and slide the diaphragm
out of the distributor.
6. Working from the inside of the
distributor, pull the primary wire
through the opening in the distribu-
tor.
7.
Remove the spring clip, the flat
washer, and the spring washer secur-
ing the breaker plate to the sub-plate.
8. Remove the sub-plate retaining
screws and lift both plates out of the
distributor.
9. M a r k one of the distributor
weight springs and its brackets. Also
mark one of the weights and its pi"ot
pin.
10. Carefully unhook and remove
the weight springs.
ORIGINAL S H A F T AND
GEAR
1.
Oil the new upper bushing, and
position it on the bushing replacer
tool. Install the bushing (Fig. 13).
When the tool bott,oms against the
distributor base, the bushing
will
be
installed to the correct depth.
2. Burnish the bushing to the proper
size (Fig. 14).
3. Invert the distributor and install
and burnish the lower bushing in a
similar manner.
4. Clean out the bushing: then oil
the shaft and slide it into the dis-
tributor body.
5.
Place the collar in position on
the shaft and align the holes in the
collar and the shaft. then install a'
'
new pin. Install the distributor cap .
clamps.
6. Check the shaft end play with
'
a feeler gauge placed between the
collar and the base of the distributor.
If the end play is not within specifi-
cations, replace the shaft and gear.
7. Attach the distributor shaft
supporting tool to the distributor..
Tighten the backing screw in the tool
enough t o remove all shaft end play.
8. Install the assembly in a press.
Press the gear on the shaft (Fig. 1 9 ,
using the marks made on the pear
and shaft as guides to.align the pin
holes.
9. Remove the distributor from the
Tool
FIG. 11-Lower
Bushing Removal-
Typical
press. Install the gear retaining pin
(Fig. 5).
10. Position the distributor in a
vise. Fill the grooves in the weight
pivot pins with a distributor cam lu-
bricant.
11.
Position the weights in the dis-