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Subject: [T3] Distributor Drive Shaft Problem Is Worse > I mentioned earlier that my distributor drive shaft was in wrong. > Today I tried to fix it. I went out and got a rare earth magnet > (nothing else was strong enough to pull it out). I got it out and got > the washer. I put the washer back and tried to put it back in. It > wouldn't go all the way down. Now the magnet can't pull it back up. > > What do I do now? I hope I don't have to take out the engine. I have > no where near the skills to deal with that. > Get a pair of internal flat nose snap-ring pliers from your local part store/tool dealer. These will grab the gear by the internal diameter, and grip it better. Then you can turn it a little back and forth to get it out, and back in. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org