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Problem Removing Factory Dizzy???

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Old 04-23-2006, 09:32 PM
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Default Problem Removing Factory Dizzy???

Well while adjusting the timing I snaped the TFI module off!!! Now I need to completely remove the dizzy to fix or replace it. Its the ground tab, but anyway the thing will not come off. I removed the bracket, but that thing is on there. What am I missing here? Shouldnt it just slide out?
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Old 04-23-2006, 09:34 PM
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take the cap off, take the rotor and twist it a lil when pulling up on it. make sure the hold down bolt is out to.
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Old 04-23-2006, 09:36 PM
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gotcha, hold on............
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Old 04-23-2006, 09:38 PM
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Old 04-23-2006, 09:39 PM
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yea, you cant just give it a yank.... you sometimes have to help the rotor rotate counter clockwise.... but it should come out fairly easily.


just make sure you mark where the rotor is when you pull it out, or you are going to have a hard time re-stabbing the dizzy
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you bring #1 to TDC on compression stroke first?
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Old 04-23-2006, 09:41 PM
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^^ no one ever does that. only the smart people do.
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Old 04-23-2006, 09:42 PM
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have fun putting it back in then. Time consuming....
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Old 04-23-2006, 09:44 PM
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no I didnt bring the #1 to TDC. Is that mandatory?
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u got that right lol
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