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Lefty W. · 11-25-2011, 02:08 PM

I am attempting to replace my old distributor with a new one. The old distributor has the one-piece shaft, and it drops right in. It fits kind of loose, and the distributor wobbles a bit when the engine is running.

I was wanting to try to use a new distributor with the modern top plate/points/condensor and two-piece shaft. My problem is that I can't seem to get the shaft to fit correctly onto the drive gear. I know the slot in the shaft is off-set, and I can see the position of the drive gear spline when I look down into the hole, and I think I'm putting the shaft in the correct position, but it doesn't seem to want to go down all of the way.

Does anybody have any tricks to getting a new shaft and distributor to fit?

11-25-2011, 02:08 PM	#1
Lefty W. Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 30	Any tricks to fitting a new distributor? I am attempting to replace my old distributor with a new one. The old distributor has the one-piece shaft, and it drops right in. It fits kind of loose, and the distributor wobbles a bit when the engine is running. I was wanting to try to use a new distributor with the modern top plate/points/condensor and two-piece shaft. My problem is that I can't seem to get the shaft to fit correctly onto the drive gear. I know the slot in the shaft is off-set, and I can see the position of the drive gear spline when I look down into the hole, and I think I'm putting the shaft in the correct position, but it doesn't seem to want to go down all of the way. Does anybody have any tricks to getting a new shaft and distributor to fit?