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Paul Bramscher
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Winter's finally hit us here in Minnesota. When I go to start my '98
Jeep Cherokee (4.0 liter, 100K miles) there's a high pitched wining
sound that goes away in 2-3 minutes. I first assumed it was a belt, but
then placed my hand on the distributor cap. I felt vibrations there,
which went away when the sound went away.
Does this sound like the distributor is starting to go?
Tonight I took the distributor cap off the Jeep. The cap and rotor
looked ok. Then I realized that I didn't take note of the order of the
spark plugs!
Just kidding -- of course I did.
Here's the problem. In order to take out the whole distributor the
retaining bolt needs to come out. I found a good reference here
(http://members.cox.net/wilsond/distributor/) but he doesn't explain
where this bolt is. I've done a fair amount of auto work in the past,
and did this on a '79 straight-6 Dodge about a decade ago. (I'm a
little rusty, but not a total amateur.)
Anyway, I believe I see the retainer bolt but -- aren't engineers
brilliant? -- the bolt sits mostly under the distributor itself, with no
way to really get a wrench in there, and my sockets are all too tall.
Anyone have a suggestion on how to get at the friggin' bolt holding in
the distributor?
I'm willing to buy a new tool, since doing this job will probably save
me $100. Just can't figure out what will do the trick. Thanks.
-Paul Bramscher
Jeep Cherokee (4.0 liter, 100K miles) there's a high pitched wining
sound that goes away in 2-3 minutes. I first assumed it was a belt, but
then placed my hand on the distributor cap. I felt vibrations there,
which went away when the sound went away.
Does this sound like the distributor is starting to go?
Tonight I took the distributor cap off the Jeep. The cap and rotor
looked ok. Then I realized that I didn't take note of the order of the
spark plugs!
Just kidding -- of course I did.
Here's the problem. In order to take out the whole distributor the
retaining bolt needs to come out. I found a good reference here
(http://members.cox.net/wilsond/distributor/) but he doesn't explain
where this bolt is. I've done a fair amount of auto work in the past,
and did this on a '79 straight-6 Dodge about a decade ago. (I'm a
little rusty, but not a total amateur.)
Anyway, I believe I see the retainer bolt but -- aren't engineers
brilliant? -- the bolt sits mostly under the distributor itself, with no
way to really get a wrench in there, and my sockets are all too tall.
Anyone have a suggestion on how to get at the friggin' bolt holding in
the distributor?
I'm willing to buy a new tool, since doing this job will probably save
me $100. Just can't figure out what will do the trick. Thanks.
-Paul Bramscher