advance rod

Clueless in Winnipeg! I am trying to remove my advance rod and points. I removed the points, and now have to remove the Governor, Advance Rod, and Mechanical Advancer. I removed the 8mm bold and washer on the points side. How the EFF do you remover the governor to get the advance rod out? I...

I was just wondering, from anyone who's done this, if I can remove the advance rod without taking out the advance unit? My weights aren't returning properly and there is a dry metal sound when I rotate them so I think I only need to polish and lube the rod (phrasing?) without replacing the...

So I'm in the middle of my first build, got a 1981 Special from a guy who bought it at an auction. It used to start up and ran down the street without a hiccup, until I tried to start it up again and the battery was dead...thanks to this site, I realized it was the alternator. I was going to...

I'm putting the Pamco in and I see I'm supposed to service the advance mechanism as a part of the install. The two claw things click like they should as far as I can tell. Is the advance rod lubricated by an oil pathway in there somewhere? Do I need to pull the rod out and lube it up? Double...

I just installed a Pamco ignition system after years of having the TCI. Yesterday after a 30mi highway ride I heard an alarming sound coming from the right side of the engine near the advance rod cover, it sounded like something was bouncing around.. After sitting at the exit for like 10...