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I had a friend turn the pedestal down on a lathe enough to ad shims to adju=
st the clearance and set the clearance with a dial indicator from the botto=
m with the engine turned upside down while on an engine stand. I think I s=
et it close with something like .0025" clearance. =20
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> On March 19, 2019 at 5:45 AM John Styduhar via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> w=
rote:
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> IMO, if you have too much end float (without packing) you either have=
a heavily worn distributor drive gear bush (in the block) or the bottom of=
the distributor pedestal which bears against the side of the gear is worn.=
I have always had to add some "packing" under the pedestal to get end flo=
at. BTW, I never found the instructions in the manual a very accurate way =
to determine end float.=20
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am.net mailto:fot@autox.team.net > wrote:
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> > On page 1.130 and 1.131 of the Workshop Manual it describes the=
procedure for obtaining the correct clearance or float for the distributor=
gear driven by the camshaft. It gives two scenarios: one where there is i=
nterference of the gear and the bushing; and a second where there is not en=
ough clearance or float. What it doesn=E2=80=99t consider is if there is t=
oo much clearance between the gear and the bushing. That is the case on my=
TR4 engine. I had 0.016 clearance and added a 0.010 shim under the gear t=
o get the desired 0.006 clearance. Has anybody else had this experience? =
And what did you do about it.
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</head><body><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sa=
ns-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I had a friend turn the pedestal down on=
a lathe enough to ad shims to adjust the clearance and set the clearance w=
ith a dial indicator from the bottom with the engine turned upside down whi=
le on an engine stand.  I think I set it close with something like .00=
25" clearance.  </p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family:=
helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Dave H.</p><blockqu=
ote type=3D"cite">On March 19, 2019 at 5:45 AM John Styduhar via Fot <f=
ot@autox.team.net> wrote: <br> <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"ox-67=
be7bb190-gmail_default" style=3D"font-size: small;">IMO, if you have too mu=
ch end float (without packing) you either have a heavily worn distributor d=
rive gear bush (in the block) or the bottom of the distributor pedestal whi=
ch bears against the side of the gear is worn.  I have always had to a=
dd some "packing" under the pedestal to get end float.  BTW, I=
never found the instructions in the manual a very accurate way to determin=
e end float. </div></div><br><div class=3D"ox-67be7bb190-gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"ox-67be7bb190-gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at=
12:57 AM timmmurphh--- via Fot < <a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"=
>fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote: <br></div><blockquote><div><div class=
=3D"ox-67be7bb190-gmail-m_-6480941782483154343WordSection1"><p class=3D"ox-=
67be7bb190-MsoNormal">On page 1.130 and 1.131 of the Workshop Manual it des=
cribes the procedure for obtaining the correct clearance or float for the d=
istributor gear driven by the camshaft.  It gives two scenarios: one w=
here there is interference of the gear and the bushing; and a second where =
there is not enough clearance or float.  What it doesn’t conside=
r is if there is too much clearance between the gear and the bushing. =
That is the case on my TR4 engine.  I had 0.016 clearance and added a=
0.010 shim under the gear to get the desired 0.006 clearance.  Has an=
ybody else had this experience?  And what did you do about it.<u></u><=
u></u></p><p class=3D"ox-67be7bb190-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p c=
lass=3D"ox-67be7bb190-MsoNormal">Tim Murphy<u></u><u></u></p></div></div>__=
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