Had some time tonight so I yanked the HEI and started taking it apart (engine stopped with the rotor pointing directly forward, made it easy to index). Took springs and weights off and I'm soaking them in rust evaporator to clean them up. Module and vacuum advance off. The oil pump shaft came out attached to the base of the distributor, a little different from the small block HEI. The cap and rotor are really clean inside. I measured the end play at the cam gear and came up with 0.097", although the distributor housing is not flat on the bottom with some raised teeth around the bottom.
I'm having trouble with the press pin connecting the gear and shaft. What size is it? What's the best method of removing it?
I've looked around and some sites say to use wheel grease and others say white lithium grease?
