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75-911S
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 Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 8:37 am Post subject: Distributor Drive Shaft |
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| Why would a regular 1600 engine drive shaft not slide through the top portion of an AE (1970-71) case? |
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chrisflstf
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Distributor Drive Shaftr |
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| Are you talking about the distributor itself, or the drive shaft below it? |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Distributor Drive Shaftr |
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| 75-911S wrote: |
| Why would a regular 1600 engine drive shaft not slide through the top portion of an AE (1970-71) case? |
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| Are you talking about the distributor itself, or the drive shaft below it? |
Like chrisflstf, I'm also a little confused. But here's my input anyway !
1. When I disassembled my original 1971 for the first time in 2016, even with the case halves split and the correct distributor drive shaft tool, I could not free/remove the brass distributor drive shaft. I got that out using a block of wood and a hammer. On re-assembly, it fit fine and operates fine to this day.
2. If you're talking about the shaft on the distributor itself, I've seen that the shaft O-ring causes a minor problem. Oil that up and tap it down using a block of wood.
Did you have any issues REMOVING the distributor or distributor drive shat - whichever your post was about?
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75-911S
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:36 am Post subject: Re: Distributor Drive Shaftr |
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I'm sorry. I was too quick to post my question. I should written: Why would a regular 1600 engine distributor drive shaft not slide through the top portion of an AE (1970-71) case without a tap or two on the top end?
I was asking about the shaft, not the distribuor itself.
I should have also said I was test fitting the drive shaft in the case before merging the two case halves to see if was fine. I wanted to test it because I had the same problem Cusser had when I removed it. So now it's still a bit snug at the top but falls into its bottom hole freely once it clears the snug part. |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: Distributor Drive Shaftr |
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| 75-911S wrote: |
| I should have also said I was test fitting the drive shaft in the case before merging the two case halves to see if was fine. I wanted to test it because I had the same problem Cusser had when I removed it. |
OK, much clearer now. ALL - remember that we're not there looking over your shoulder - we only know what you have written !
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| So now it's still a bit snug at the top but falls into its bottom hole freely once it clears the snug part. |
You should be fine. I like to install the distributor drive shaft and the distributor (to hold it in place before I mate the case halves). Yes, one needs to know how to set for #1 TDC...
Don't forget the washers under the drive shaft, or the little spring under the distributor !
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NAES
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Distributor Drive Shaft |
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So many machining variables over the years. Nothing to worry about. Make sure you have the washers underneath as mentioned above.
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75-911S
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| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2025 5:05 am Post subject: Re: Distributor Drive Shaft |
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| Sorry all for my poor initial explanation. I had it all in mind but not on paper - so to speak. Any way. Thanks for the reassur.ing responses. They will let me move ahead with my rebuild. |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2025 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Distributor Drive Shaft |
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Have seen the upper bore of the case to need a little sanding to remove corrosion where the distributor goes.
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