acadian
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File this under s--t POs do, dismantling primary and timings sides. Lucas rotor was stuck on the shaft, and I mean welded-stuck, tried any number of pullers, heat, tapping threaded holes, etc. Finally ended up drilling through and using long bolts, was able to find nuts thin enough to slip in behind rotor and engage the bolt threads, this with some additional heat finally got it moving and then off.
PO had fitted a new centre to the rotor and doweled it in place, but that wasn't the issue, discovered gobs of green locktite
Other interesting finds, when I went to remove timing side inner cover I discovered a broken tacho drive tab, and what appears to be a bent drive shaft, this leads me to believe someone tried prying off the cover without removing the drive shaft
PO had fitted a new centre to the rotor and doweled it in place, but that wasn't the issue, discovered gobs of green locktite
Other interesting finds, when I went to remove timing side inner cover I discovered a broken tacho drive tab, and what appears to be a bent drive shaft, this leads me to believe someone tried prying off the cover without removing the drive shaft