How to Remove a Distributor Cap and Rotor
- 1). Raise the hood of your SUV, car or truck and prop it open. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- 2). Run your hand along the spark plug wires and follow them to the distributor cap.
- 3). Remove the spark plug wires from the distributor cap. Pry the cap off, using a flat-head screwdriver if need be.
- 4). Remove the retaining bolt holding the distributor in place, using your socket set. The rotor is inside the distributor. Pull the distributor off.
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