Distributor shaft screw

1997 NISSAN ALTIMA
127,000 MILES • 2.4L
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HCNER
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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?
Jan 22, 2018 at 3:37 AM
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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.
Jan 23, 2018 at 3:25 AM
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