pertronix magnetic sleeve doesn't fit?

The same but different! When I installed my compufire a couple of years ago I had to use a rotor as a drift and tap it on the directions suggest it.

The rotor just sits high and doesnt connect? my cap wont fit if i do that!!

I'm tempted to shorten the lower part of my rotor and superglue it to the magnetic sleeve. this should give me a rotor that fits - anybody else had to do such a freaky mod? Would the magnets affect points if i need to go back?

I might just do a uturn on this one, it seems all wrong.

Cheers Anto.

my petronix was hard to get on also..but like the previous person posted, i recommend you flip it and rotate till you can get it to slide somewhat down..the use your rotor as a tap..and push her down.. mine is also snug..and seemed to snap in place.

good luck Jeremie

Aaaah thanks! it makes sense now. push the sleeve down with the rotor! Or maybe just a bit of gentle persuasion by Mr Hammer...

You say it is snug? Mine seems to go halfway then stop. I definitely have it the right way up, it hardly down down the shaft at all otherwise. I'll try a little force tomorrow, was avoiding it today as I thought it should just slide on with little or no friction.

Thanks Anto.

VdubBeetle1972 wrote:

I've widened out the top of it with a scout knife, then put the rotor on and whacked it a bit. Sure enough it moved down, but one bad blow and I shattered the rotor :-(

It's really tight, hope I never need to use points again, it will be really hard to get that thing off...

Lucky I had a replacement rotor.

Cheers Anto.

Ant> Aaaah thanks! it makes sense now. push the sleeve down with the rotor!