Lead stuck in distributor - UPDATE

**Vios-GT_07** · 25-05-2007, 05:14 PM

okay thanks

i'll give it a go again.. will update as soon as it moves 5mm++ or comes out

edit : so a few drops of wd-40 would do eh? okay done i'll try all ur suggestions

**Vios-GT_07** · 26-05-2007, 01:46 PM

so.. kept tugging for a bit last night.. and today a mate had some really small tools to work with, don't mean it in a bad way

thanks to edmund (tauhutauhu on toymods) for the tools..

and we tugged and 2 mins later the shit came out... but.... here's pics..

the flat end is what we were holding onto... now the other half should look like this...

and a peek into the distributor showed that the other half is indeed stuck inside there..

thing is, i put the new lead in, and the car still starts... runs the same... so should i just leave it there? or take the cap off and go a bit further? new cap? try to fuck with it some more??

**oldcorollas** · 26-05-2007, 02:36 PM

the bottom might be welded in there now

is it mangled in there?
not all leads have the tapered end like you showed..

i reckon give it a bit of a go...worst thing you could do is feck the cap

if you ar careful with drill bit (1-2mm smaller than hole (the metal hole inside).. you might break it loose.

**Vios-GT_07** · 26-05-2007, 02:54 PM

i have a feeling it is welded in as i've tried to move it with a little metal bit, and it wouldn't move anywhere.. not it's not mangled as i didn't fuck it too hard...

not sure why that's happened.. but it's not leaking any current anywhere now...

oh well... new cap is now on the (non-priority) list...