Rob,
You should be able to detect a bent shaft by removing the cap and
spinning the engine. However, the cap might be distorted causing your
problem.
I had an obvious wobble in a Spitfire distributor a couple of years ago
and it turned out not to be the distributor, but the piece that it fits
into (VB calls it the Distributor Housing) that was the culprit.
Good Luck,
Joe
Rob C Swift wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> Can anyone tell me if it is possible to determine whether or not a
>distributor shaft is wobbly while it is still in the car? My rotor button
>seems to be striking one of the contacts in the cap, and "wobbly distributor
>shaft" has been mentioned as one of the things to look for. Another idea was
>a faulty cap. I have one on order, but it has not arrived yet.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Rob Swift
> Manassas, Virginia
>
> 1975 TR-6
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