Recurving MSD Dist.

[chopper]

Assuming you have the model #8594 (and also an FE with an expansion tank, since you've posted to this forum), you shouldn't have to pull the distributor. If you have a single carb, it should be possible to rotate the engine around so that the section of the distributor advance plate which has the bushing is pointed out to the left side of the car or towards the rear. If you have a dual carb setup, it is still possible but you'll need to orient the bushing towards the left side as the front carb will interfere with the removal. What makes the process difficult is that the bushing installs from the underside of the advance plate, and slides onto a small inverted post and is then secured with a washer and a small nut. It's just a matter of getting the engine set so that the distributor is in the proper orientation for you to get to it. The nut on mine was an odd size (something like 11/64 inch if I recall correctly). I just rotated the engine around until the post was accessible from the left side of the car and placed a shop rag underneath so that when the nut finally came off it wouldn't disappear anywhere. You shouldn't have too much difficulty.