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Old 27-04-2008, 12:06   #1
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Hi there folks, 96 felicia lxi estate changed the distributor cap and leads this morning wow what a man. then i tried to change the rotor arm and it wont budge, tried gently prising but wont budge any ideas before the big hammer comes out hahah cheers
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Old 27-04-2008, 12:48   #2
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Lol... its pretty tight to get off!

What ive done in the past is get a big flat head screw driver and prise it off and you should get it off without any damage!

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Old 27-04-2008, 14:31   #3
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Yes I had to yank mine hard and move the whole car along with it a bit before it came free. Try get a finger underneath either side and pull straight up.
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Old 27-04-2008, 21:22   #4
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use a small piece of wood or a hammer shaft to prise against with the screwdriver, saves damaging the edge if the dizzy
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Old 26-06-2008, 15:15   #5
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According to the Haynes manual some of the rotor arms are FUSED to the shaft...
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