[Tigers] Distributor -> Oil Pump Shaft

Thu Aug 13 22:20:13 MDT 2020

The missing retaining clip, and the drive shaft leaning to the side, presents a challenge, but under normal circumstances, what I use for adjusting the oil pump drive shaft position is an old distributor with the cam gear removed from the distributor shaft. Nothing to fall off the end, relatively cheap from a wrecking yard, and I can align the pump drive shaft so the distributor rotor points to #1 cylinder.

Steve

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From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Larry Mayfield via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [Tigers] Distributor -> Oil Pump Shaft

Sounds like good advice! But when the socket comes off  of the extension and falls down into the pan, gonna have to remove it anyway. Or if you use a priming tool, yeah even better, wont it fall down the hole…

Again, good advice!

mayf

From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gary
Sent: 13 August 2020 07:18
To: rflynn at alum.rpi.edu
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Subject: Re: [Tigers] Distributor -> Oil Pump Shaft

Missing clip is bad, it can fall into the pan.
You can get the pan off in the car.. I think you might have to take out the starter and re-gasket it.
I would try more to to re-seat it or get the distributor back first.
It should turn pretty easily when in the pump though, should be some drag though.
I have a special tool to spin it but a socket should work..  put a drill on it an see if you can spin it
to get oil pressure.  Drill needs to be on reverse.  You'll get more resistance at speed.
Gary

On 8/13/2020 5:45 AM, R Flynn via Tigers wrote:

A bit more diagnostic information

- when I run a stiff hanger wire down the side of the shaft, I do not feel the retaining clip that should be present

- Beveled edge does visually appear to be at the top

- There is no residue in the distributor shaft (i.e. does seem like the last person in there stuck the shaft into the distributor just to get it to seat)

- I can get a socket on the oil pump shaft and spin it but there is zero resistance, not sure if that is normal?

I am a bit concerned that the shaft has come unseated from the oil pump at the bottom end given there does not appear to be any retaining clip & it leans over against the wall of the hole it is in.

Starting to wonder if I should drop the oil pan (which I believe I can do without removing the entire engine, appreciate any input on that) and do things properly.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 9:40 PM Gary <garywinblad at comcast.net<mailto:garywinblad at comcast.net>> wrote:

Sometimes they are just difficult...

IIRC, one time we could see the drive shaft was off to one side.  We

jacked the car on that side so it leaned to the other side

which made it more vertical...

Good luck,

Gary

On 8/12/2020 4:47 PM, R Flynn via

Tigers wrote:

In trying to replace the distributor after

changing my intake manifold on the ‘65 289 in my Tiger, I am

struggling to get it to slide down over the oil pump shaft,

which seems to be leaning over.

- tried jiggling the rotor

- tried turning the crank with a ratchet while

applying gentle pressure to the distributor, though I was doing

both

- tried using a long socket & extension to put

the oil pump shaft itself in different orientations

My next attempts will involve

- having someone else push down while I turn the

crap with a ratchet

- trying to pack some grease around the shaft with

a screwdriver prior to inserting the distributor to keep the oil

pump shaft more centered

Would welcome any suggestions, solutions, or words

of wisdom.

Cheers in advance,

Rick

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