PEDESTAL
OIL
SEALS - P.I. ONLY
- Remove and refit .12.10.24
ENGINE
Removing
1. Isolate the battery.
2.
Turn the engine over until number one piston
is
at
T.D.C. on the firing stroke and the ignition
distributor rotor arm
is
pointing to number one
cylinder electrode
in
the distributor cap.
Do
not turn
the engine again until completion
of
the operation.
3. Remove the ignition distributor.
4. Remove the three bolts securing the fuel metering
distributor to the pedestal flange and
move
the unit
away from the pedestal. Instruction 8 19.35.07.
5. Remove the plastic drive dog and rubber
'0'
ring.
6.
Check that the position
of
the distributor drive shaft
off-set slot
is
correct for the purposes
of
reassembly.
7.
Remove the two nuts securing the pedestal to the
cylinder block.
8. Withdraw the pedestal complete with the drive shaft
ensuring that the gaskets between the pedestal and
the cylinder block are left
in
position since they are
necessary to maintain the correct end-float on the
distributor drive shaft.
See
operation 12.10.22.
NT2
638
9.
Remove
the plug retaining bolt from the pinion
hOUsing.
10.
Using
a soft drift gently tap the drive end
of
the
pinion shaft to release the plug and
'0'
ring.
I
I.
Continue tapping the pinion to remove it from the
pedestal.
12.
Using
a suitable hooked tool remove the two seals
taking care not to damage the pedestal bore.
Continued
Triumph
TR6
Manual.
Pan
No. 5452711ssue 1
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12.10.24,Sheet 1