oil pump shaft?

[charger72]

i got the cam replaced and the fuel pump eccentric roller problem fixed, but i got the oil pump gear off so the rotor point to the opposite side now(i could move the wires on the cap) and was wondering if i can just pull the whole shaft/gear up to line up the slot the correct way? the motor is a 77 318 by the way.

[TylerCharger69]

pulling the distributor out  and rotating it 180 degrees  would be the proper way to fix that.

[charger72]

i tried doing just that, but it then points towards the firewall(driverside) and towards the front of the motor on the passenger side the opposite way. I know the cam and cranks are both lined up together and it is at TDC right now.

[Chryco Psycho]

rotate the pump drive to the position you want the rotor to point with the engine still at TDC  & wire #1 there

[tecmopar]

Ditto!! what Chryco said.

[TylerCharger69]

yep...oil pump shaft needs to be re-stabbed in order to achieve where the rotor points