Re: PackardDon's 1956 Clipper Custom Sedan
Posted by Packard Don On 2021/12/12 19:20:23
I was out the shop today for only a short while to make one final attempt at removing the distributor, to no success. One thing I noticed is that when I try to lift it the little amount that it will move vertically (about 1/16”), the cam shaft does not move with it. That makes me think that it is somehow stuck at the gear but with the cam able to turn a quarter turn by hand, I can’t tell what’s happening. Any thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated!
So that failing, I started taking it apart in place and noticed that the points pivot pin is very loose. If it’s like other distributors I’ve worked on, it’s swaged in place on the back side but I couldn’t get out the plate to see what’s going on underneath. For the sake of a photo, here’s were it is right now.
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So that failing, I started taking it apart in place and noticed that the points pivot pin is very loose. If it’s like other distributors I’ve worked on, it’s swaged in place on the back side but I couldn’t get out the plate to see what’s going on underneath. For the sake of a photo, here’s were it is right now.
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BDBD48A9-3921-468C-AEFF-328FB84D0110.jpeg (131.43 KB)
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