Omg!!

[Lord Les]

I just did the spark plug wire, distributor car and rotor. That screw in the back of the distributor is a bitch to get to. But the unbeliveable thing was the rotor. The GD thing would NOT come off. I double checked here to see if there was a magic bolt or something. I actually had to saw off the entire plastic part with a kitchen knife and work the metal piece to death to get it to come loose. And that was after I hit it with some lubricant. About 2 freaking hours. And I made the beautiful decision early on, around sunset that I could get this done quickly enough so I didn't worry about parking under the lights. My LED headlight saved the day. I lost my 8 mm socket under something. I can see it, I just can't get to it. And of course someone stole my tools a couple of weeks ago so I was working with just a set of crappy sockets and a screwdriver that has interchangeable bits. Stupidity thy name is Lord Les!!! INSAAAAAANE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit: I forgot to mention that a whole bunch of white powder spilled out of the wire that goes from the distributor to whatever (I'm damn tired and eating a giant bowl of ice cream). AND I have some crazy white pasty looking stuff covering my 12 mm socket! I have NO IDEA where that came from or what the hell it is. I think I used the 12 mm to loosen the air filter that was completely in the way.

[H22Artman]

I just did the spark plug wire, distributor car and rotor. That screw in the back of the distributor is a bitch to get to. But the unbeliveable thing was the rotor. The GD thing would NOT come off. I double checked here to see if there was a magic bolt or something. I actually had to saw off the entire plastic part with a kitchen knife and work the metal piece to death to get it to come loose. And that was after I hit it with some lubricant. About 2 freaking hours. And I made the beautiful decision early on, around sunset that I could get this done quickly enough so I didn't worry about parking under the lights. My LED headlight saved the day. I lost my 8 mm socket under something. I can see it, I just can't get to it. And of course someone stole my tools a couple of weeks ago so I was working with just a set of crappy sockets and a screwdriver that has interchangeable bits. Stupidity thy name is Lord Les!!! INSAAAAAANE!!!!!!!!!!!!

saw it off with a kitchen knife!! really??

have you ever done this repair before??

[benji]

If you committed to sawing it off, why not just whack it with a hammer and break it off?

Edit: Next time, just put your screw driver in the screw and turn as hard as you can while tapping the end of your screwdriver with a hammer. Works for me (almost) everytime.

[Lord Les]

saw it off with a kitchen knife!! really??

have you ever done this repair before??

Yep. Had to be carefull not to puncture any electrical wires. I'm sure the neighbors were fully entertained while I grumbled nonstop during the sawing process. It is a process that really requires committment. And a good kitchen knife.

Not on an Accord.

[Lord Les]

If you committed to sawing it off, why not just whack it with a hammer and break it off?

Edit: Next time, just put your screw driver in the screw and turn as hard as you can while tapping the end of your screwdriver with a hammer. Works for me (almost) everytime.

Well, first of all I don't have a hammer anymore. And I did break the plastic part to bits trying to get it off. That's when I had to get the kitchen knife with burly teeth to saw off the rest of it. Then I beat the shit out of the metal part with a screwdriver. It was like someone super glued the thing on.

That's the weird part. I was going crazy trying to get the rotor off and I couldn't see a screw. And as I destroyed the rotor, no screw was ever to be found. I'm swearing that there was no screw in the rotor! I saved the metal part of the rotor just so I can look at it in the daylight.

[bcjammerx]

If you committed to sawing it off, why not just whack it with a hammer and break it off?

Edit: Next time, just put your screw driver in the screw and turn as hard as you can while tapping the end of your screwdriver with a hammer. Works for me (almost) everytime.

...did you seriously just tell this guy to BREAK off his dist. rotor with a hammer? Are you serious? Am I missing something? Cause that is one of the worst pieces of advice I've seen.

Using a hammer to lightly tap on it to break it loose is on thing...but using a hammer to break it off? That would fuck the entire dizzy up!

[foamypirate]

Your luck was the opposite of mine. My car was misfiring a bit at idle, so I decided to replace cap/rotor. My rotor has so loose, it was WOBBLING on the shaft. It practically fell off when I pulled the cap off.

[benji]

...did you seriously just tell this guy to BREAK off his dist. rotor with a hammer? Are you serious? Am I missing something? Cause that is one of the worst pieces of advice I've seen.

Using a hammer to lightly tap on it to break it loose is on thing...but using a hammer to break it off? That would fuck the entire dizzy up!

No, you aren't missing anything. I don't see how that throws a flag after Lord Les saws it off with a kitchen knife. It's just hard plastic, it breaks pretty readily when you put any serious pressure on it. I'm not saying he should have wailed away on it, just that a few taps on the end of it would probably broken it into a couple of pieces.

Lord Les: The white powder is probably just corrosion that you knocked loose.

[randomcustoms]

i have fallen victim to a hammer and pliers on three or four high mileage accords, i dunno why but i tried nearly everything prying it off trying to wiggle it off but they just wouldnt come off so a tap or two with the hammer so i could get pliers on the part that goes over the shaft and pull it off! not fun! now once you replace it and keep regular maintenance it comes off pretty easily! just when you get one someone hasnt takin care of in the past! i've had 4 cb's now and three cd's so thats my experience!

[cp[mike]]

that happens the first time its being changed in many years. shit sucks, happens all the time.

i use the set-screw hole as a leverage point and put a small screwdriver into the hole and push to the side and it helps push the metal part of the rotor off of the shaft.

im sure you went into this expecting it to go easily, and you encountered a situation that had you scrounging the kitchen for possible solutions haha. too bad honda uses such a stiff plastic for the rotor, huh?