Points not "mating"

[trike newbie]

"64 beetle ,40hp. Points were pitted so I took them out, filed them and replaced the condenser . When re installing I couldn't get the points to meet fully. Two piece points. I got a new set and the fiber washer under the pivot looked better , but when installed the contacts are only meeting about 60%. How the spring is clamped with the wires seems to change the height.

HOW do you tighten the bolt to secure the wires? No room in distributor . If I do it outside, It won't go down all the way on pivot shaft .

[Schnitzelfuss]

A picture would help us here.”Meeting 60%” means…?

[tasb]

Sounds like you are describing a big cap 40hp distributor issue. On a big cap 40hp distributor the easiest way to work on points and condenser is to disassemble the distributor and work from a better angle. There's a reason the design only lasted a few years.
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[heimlich]

Some points are better than others. Some points require them to be bent in order to flatten the mating surface. A picture would help to understand what is needed. Make sure nothing is under the flat part that screw holds down.
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