Re: distributor
There is a screw in the back end of the distributer shaft on my '46, 59A as well, and I couldn't remove it. I believe that is was an original design that was dropped. The threads at the top of the opening were "staked" after the screw was installed, so it is almost impossible to remove the screw. My thought is that a wick was installed and oiled, the screw was put in, then the threads were staked so the screw couldn't come out. There is a small hole near the outer end of the shaft, where the bearing runs, and I'm thinking that the hole connects to the area where the wick is inserted. The idea was to lube the outer bearing.
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