How to remove fuel distributor

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Hi all. I brought a fuel distributor home from the JY today that's attached the throttle body and I was wondering how to separate the two? I don't want to damage my "new" distributor but I don't see how they are secured together. 2.6 m103. I've got the bottom off the intake so I can see the spring mechanism and all ... and in retrospect I should have left well enough alone, I now realize that the body I pulled was untouched, the protective ball was still in place I should have just swapped the whole deal. Too late I've got it apart and now it's compromised because I messed around with the internals trying to figure out how to separate the distributor.

Thanks