Leo94 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Okay so I was in the process of removing the distributor cap on my 89 terrano vg30i when the screw head stripped. The head was still there but the phillips head part was stripped so I used vice grips to loosen the screws. Not long after the screw head snapped off and that leaves me where I am now. One of them broke flush with the housing and the other left a stud. Is it even worth trying to extract the screws as it seems that the threads are rusted through. How would I go about extracting them as they are very small. Or should i just get a replacement from the wreckers? Edited February 27, 2013 by Leo94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I'd drill it out and chase the thread with a tap or drill the whole thing out and retap it for a larger size if you can't get the current hardware out without damaging the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 I have a drill but no tapping hardware. Would a distributor from a mpfi vg30e work on my vg30i? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Drill it out, and use a nut and bolt. It'll work fine. I'm not sure if the newer dizzy will work on your truck or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The drill out and tap-nut&bolt ideas are my main suggestions, though the later model distributer will work with a little help and a few parts. MY1PATH did a write up on it I believe (I'll search for it for you in a bit if you can't find it) that I followed when I did mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 The drill out and tap-nut&bolt ideas are my main suggestions, though the later model distributer will work with a little help and a few parts. MY1PATH did a write up on it I believe (I'll search for it for you in a bit if you can't find it) that I followed when I did mine. I'm thinking i may go that route. Yeh i just found the topic now after doing a quick search but thanks for bringing it to light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 a side note if you plan on the mpfi dizzy swap, if your doing a j/y parts collection the front valve cover off a 3.0 quest/villager has the clearance notch in it for the distributer and will bolt on if you don't want to clearance your current one (not that it's hard to do honestly) and you get the (pointless) benefit of having 2 710 caps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) what they said, my first thought before reading the replies was drill it out and tap it to a larger size, taps are available from any hardware store. Edited August 20, 2012 by ahardb0dy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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