OEM 2001 GMC Safari Distributor

2001 GMC Safari Distributor Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the distributor on 2001 GMC Safari?

  A: Start Distributor service or repair by removing the engine cover. Marking the Distributor components along with driven gear and Distributor shaft and rotor holes will protect your engine from damage and prevent a no-start issue after installation if you place them improperly. Feel free to normalize verbalization here when possible. Align the Distributor's white paint mark on its bottom stem with the gear's pre-drilled indent hole in the bottom. The rotor segment needs to be precisely placed when working with a v6 engine. If not, replace the Distributor. Disassemble the rotor by removing its two screws while recording the rotor screw's and locator pin's positioning holes. Use the cmp sensor to line up its square-cut hole against the vane wheel before removing the two retaining screws and discarding them. Record the small indentation beneath the roll pin hole that will help you orient the gear correctly for reinstallation. Drill out the roll pin from the Distributor drive gear by using a suitable punch and v-block fixture while removing the gear from the Distributor shaft and then extracting the round washer and tang washer and shim washer and old oil seal. Insert the cmp sensor into the housing by aligning its square-cut hole on the vane wheel. Insert and tighten two new cmp sensor screws to 2.2 n.m (19 lb in). Position the Distributor rotor correctly by selecting the suitable mounting position at its screw holes and locator pin holes. Next install the rotor according to index marks before tightening two hold-down screws to 1.9 n.m torque (17 lb in). Add the shim washer to the bottom of the Distributor shaft and then use the tang washer with the round washer. Establish proper gear positioning following the index markers to match the v6 or v8 engine layout then confirm the white painted Distributor stem rests flush with its predrilled indent on the bottom of the gear. Confirm the driven gear position by checking the dimple avoids placement 180 degrees away from the rotor segment. Install s support to hold the Distributor drive gear inside a v-block before hammering in the roll pin with a punch setup to lock the driven gear. Begin by installing the new oil seal under the Distributor base mounting flange followed by Distributor assembly and engine cover resettlement.