<VV> Distributor question

Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
Sat Oct 11 23:29:23 EDT 2008


I've noticed that's true on the distributors I've worked on - I think  
with the helical gear on the crank it doesn't matter, basically the  
shaft is always being pushed in one direction.

Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

--Bryan

On Oct 11, 2008, at 11:22 AM, Jim Houston wrote:

> While rebuilding my distributor, I noticed that there is a lot of
> vertical play when the distributor is assembled.  I find that I can
> install a second washer between the two washers at the top of the  
> shaft
> which will remove most of the play.  My question is whether or not  
> this
> is a good idea.  Is the play intentionally built to a large  
> dimension? I
> can't find anything in the shop manual, or tech tips on this...  any
> comments or suggestions would be welcome.



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