TheSamba.com :: View topic - Distributor 113905205T rebuild *PIC Heavy*

Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:41 pm

[quote="Jimbug57"]I just disassembled my spare 113 905 205 M. The felt pad was hardened gunk - hard to remove. I made a new pin to hold the cap clamp on, but I can't get the ends of the broken one out. It still works though.

The hard part for me on these is getting a new ground strap made and installed. I'm going to try a torch on the breaker plate because my soldering iron doesn't get hot enough. I could use some help on the correct way to be doing this.

Yes, I currently have 63 x 113 T cores without an attached ground strap and another 38x 113 M's without one or alternatively an ugly home brew assembly involving a screw drilled hole in the plates. What I (need to) do s liberate the points plates and take them to my old timey radiator repair shop. They braze new leads on them that I make using desoldering braid. Solder as you've found, is not hot enough.

Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:56 pm

heimlich wrote: Chickensoup wrote:

I replaced the main bushing with one sold from VWNOS. The bushing was way to tight, and didnt fit at all once in the bore of the distributor body.

You will need to ream it to fit. You can run them a little tight but not so tight they generate a lot of heat. If you want to send it to me I will ream it for you.

well that would be awesome! an adjustable reamer is on my wish list.

before i send it to you, i will take it back apart and make sure the bushing isnt the issue. i recall having to cut the felt to size, and the felts stands did give me problems.

do you want the complete distributor? or just the body, shaft, felt and bushing?

thanks!

Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:22 pm

Chickensoup wrote:
well that would be awesome! an adjustable reamer is on my wish list.

Shipping both ways will be about the same price as a reamer. If that is the way you want to go look around and see what you can find. Otherwise, let's take this up by email.

Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:36 am

heimlich wrote: Chickensoup wrote:
well that would be awesome! an adjustable reamer is on my wish list.

Shipping both ways will be about the same price as a reamer. If that is the way you want to go look around and see what you can find. Otherwise, let's take this up by email.

Ok sweet, ill be sending it to you.

Thanks!

Tue Dec 14, 2021 10:26 am

I also use the de-solderig braid to fix the ground straps. But off hand I think I use something a little thinner 1 - 1.5mm maybe. I use a trigger style soldering gun with a little flat tip. It needs to get very hot, very quick so the plate doesn't suck the heat out. The pencil type won't get nearly hot enough. But with a quality trigger style gun I have no issues securing the wire to the plate just prepping the surface with some flux.

For the other side, I got some square nuts from the local hardware store and dress one edge before soldering.

Fri Dec 17, 2021 10:28 pm

You are correct 1.5 width braid is common. I just grabbed a stock internet image.

The 111 distributor series ends used an islet rather than the welded to nut.