gregeast

Tensioned my belts using the new Arnnworx tools (excellent and easy, btw) and was down to replacing the distributor rotor and cap when I managed to break off the head of the set screw on the rotor....arghhhh!

Any of you guys with parts cars out there have a spare distributor rotor shaft? I'm going to try and ez-out the broken screw but if I booger it up I'd like to have a new shaft. I'm looking for the shaft with the arrow pointing at it in this picture:

aribop

Greg,
PM me your address and I'll send you one.
Albert

sharky47

If you can''t find one - I can make one........

Sysgen

Can I ask a question about the Arnnworx tool? I got one myslef and have not used it yet, one thing I noticed when I recieved it is that it's not as zero when not being used. I mean the dial says something like 67, I don't have it in front of me.

Is it supposed to be that way? Will it go back to zero once installed and ready to measure.

I don't know if I'm explaining this right...

Also, in the instructions they say to loosen the small side screw and rotate it so that Zero is at 12 o'clock. Is that 12 o'clock in reference to the floor or 12 o'clock pointing to the top of the tool?

The DareDevil

^^ Sysgen, did you buy the entire toolkit?

gregeast

The tool doesn't need to be at zero. Basically you're just measuring the difference in tension between whatever the tool reads when you had the reference bar in place vs. what it reads without the bar in place. That's why he has that worksheet for you to fill out. You're just measuring the relative difference. As for setting the 12 o'clock reference, I set it relative to the shaft of the tool. Again, I don't know that it matters really because it's not the absolute number that counts, it's the difference. Once I got all that through my thick skull it was really very easy to use!

Hope that helps, let me know if you have any other questions. Bruce is also very good about responding to emails, you might try him as well.

Greg

gregeast

Thanks for the offer Sharky but Aribop is hooking me up...and he won't even let me pay him!

Greg

Techno Duck

Greg is right.. it does not matter where the gauge zeroes out at. The tool is actually gauge used to test for straigtness of something you are holding in a 4-jaw chuck for a lathe (well thats one of its uses). All that really matters is you see linear movement as you press on the indicator bar.

Also you are correct, set the 0 of the gauge to the 12:00 spot, or top of the tool. This makes it easier to take readings.

Sysgen

Ok, thanks, just needed input from someone that actually used it to explain and as far as skull thickness, I'm way up there with the thoughest of them so I fully understand

PS. Derek, I've replied to your PM.

Stephane