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johnbuckley · 10-18-2020, 05:22 AM

.. and whilst we're on it why DID Ford originally put on a thin washer as well as a lock washer... does the washer serve any purpose? ( if it's to stop the screw bottoming out it surely it would have been cheaper $$ and quicker $$ to have a marginally shorter screw)

10-18-2020, 05:22 AM	#12
johnbuckley Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,444	Re: Distributor shaft screw size .. and whilst we're on it why DID Ford originally put on a thin washer as well as a lock washer... does the washer serve any purpose? ( if it's to stop the screw bottoming out it surely it would have been cheaper $$ and quicker $$ to have a marginally shorter screw) Last edited by johnbuckley; 10-18-2020 at 06:18 AM.