S13 KA24DE Distributor Stuck

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Originally Posted by dizzy_sky

The splines on the gears can separate without removing it first? I bought it stock, so I'm pretty sure I'm the first one to really be touching this engine, so it's pretty bizarre that it's so jammed. It'll come out just to the point where the o-ring is, and at that point it seems more likely to break than come out any further.

youd be surprised at how much a ka24de can be messed with after 25 years
and yeah i would think itd come off fairly easy just give it some taps and see if the cover moves