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redmodelt · 03-10-2013, 02:21 PM

There are no advantage to the one piece. The two piece acts like a u-joint between the drive gear and distributor and takes care of any misalignment. The one piece forces the shaft to which ever direction the misalignment is wearing the bushing faster.

03-10-2013, 02:21 PM	#2
redmodelt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland OR Posts: 6,342	Re: distributor shafts Q.... There are no advantage to the one piece. The two piece acts like a u-joint between the drive gear and distributor and takes care of any misalignment. The one piece forces the shaft to which ever direction the misalignment is wearing the bushing faster.