Distributor R & I: Removal

Disconnect the battery negative cable.
On vehicles equipped with A/C, remove the electrical cooling fan and shroud assembly from the radiator to allow room to rotate the engine with a socket and ratchet using the vibration damper bolt.
Scribe a mark on the distributor housing below the left side (past) the number one spark plug wire post of the distributor cap for reassembly reference for No 1 cylinder firing position.
Remove the distributor cap.
Turn the engine in a clockwise direction until the rotor is approaching the scribed mark on the dintributor housing. Then slowly turn the engine until the timing mark on the crankshaft vibration damper lines up with zero on the front cover timing scale. See Fig 1 .
NOTE: The timing mark is located on the edge of the vibration damper closest to the front cover.

Fig 1: View of Crankshaft Vibration Damper Timing Marks
Courtesy of CHRYSLER MOTORS.
Align the trailing edge of the rotor blade with the mark previously scribed on the distributor housing. See Fig 2 .

Fig 2: Aligning Rotor & Distributor Cap for Removal
Courtesy of CHRYSLER MOTORS.
Remove the distributor hold-down bolt and clamp.
Remove the distributor from the engine.