C4 distributer rehab

[Bill Heygster]

Getting my 1985 ready for summer. Plugs, distributer cap, rotor, plug wires and coil. I've done this before on other chevys but never the vette. After I removed the shield from the back of the TPI unit I noticed that the distrubuter is partly tucked under the cowl. Are there any tricks to getting the retainer ring which holds the plug wires off the top of the distributer?
I know this is a pretty straight forward job but before I start digging in I thought I'd see if anyone had some advice. The GM service manual is little help

 

[Ken]

The plate over the distributor is removed from the plenum, then the distributor can be removed from the engine with no problem. Same as any small block.

 

[Bill Heygster]

Thanks for the response Ken. The more I looked at it the simpler it got. It's really not much different than my 85 ElCamino. Just a lot more intimidating