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Distributor shaft screw

Tiny
HCNER
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  • 1997 NISSAN ALTIMA
  • 2.4L
  • 127,000 MILES
I need to remove the distributor-shaft-cap that holds the rotor. It is secured to the main shaft by a phillips screw that seems to be frozen within the center hollow of this cap. Does it unscrew clockwise or counterclockwise, so that I do not strip the head?
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Monday, January 22nd, 2018 AT 11:37 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Counterclockwise. They can get very stuck in there. I use a six point socket to break them free. If you cannot get it free and you have a new rotor there you can use diagonal cutters to break the old rotors plastic apart so you can get better access to the screw.
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 AT 11:25 AM

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