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Dean (West MI) 
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 Topic: Fixing distributor shaft wobble?
Posted: 18 Sep 2015 at 2:42pm |
I have a distributors off an AC B and Farmall M that have considerable wobble from side to side. According to the AGCO parts book, there is a bushing that can be replaced.
Has anyone done this? Is it an easy fix? Any tips? I figure I'd put the distributor so it is firing on cylinder 1, mark the timing and pull it. Sound about right?
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SteveC (NS)
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Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 5:44am |
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Well Dean, I chose an even easier fix. I sent my distributer to Steve at "B&B" and hardly recognized it when it came back. He does an excellent job!
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KenBWisc
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Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 7:39am |
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My mechanic had a challenge coming up with the top bushing for the distributor on my B. So, he swapped the top bushing for the bottom. Been running that way and mowing 4 acres weekly for eight years.
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Brian Jasper co. Ia
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Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 12:02pm |
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That bushing in the dizzy is one piece originally. You can buy a good bit of time by driving it out of the dizzy housing, cutting it in half, and putting the halves back in reversed. I ended up having to get a rebuilt dizzy for my CA, but it went a good 10 years before I really noticed it was getting loose again.
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sandman2234
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Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 3:57pm |
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I did one for a 66 Chevy with mechanical tach drive. Did it in 1975, when the car belonged to a friend. Car is in the garage here now, so it was a good expenditure of energy!
David from jax
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 21 Sep 2015 at 6:38am |
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A lot of those oilite bushings are not available anymore. I purchase a long rollstock of it, cut the length I need, and hone it to size after I press it back in. Good for another 60 years. We have exchange Distributor units available on our website if interested. I rebuild em' top to bottom, set em' up on our 504 Sun machine and they're ready to install. Thank you for the mention Steve! Its appreciated!
Steve@B&B
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SteveC (NS)
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