[TR] TR250 distributor and Pertronix

[Roger Elliott]

My wife's TR 250 has unfortunately been out of commission since last fall.  

One of the things I noticed is that the breaker plates seem a little loose.  I 
was able to press down on one side of the plate while it was in the 
distributor and it will go up and down.  So I took it out to look at it.  On 
the side of the plates where the ground wire is attached, there is a locating 
pin that goes down through bottom plate.  This seems to be where the play 
comes in.  The pin has a groove in it that looks like it should fit the key 
way in the plate fairly tightly.  It doesn't.  

The breaker plates don't seem to be available, so I can't replace it.  I 
thought I would drop in a Pertronix (I have one on my Spitfire and like it)  
but I realized it sits on the same plate.

So my questions are:
Is this play normal?
Does it cause a problem?
WIll the Pertronix have a similar problem?  Or since there are no points will 
it not be affected?
Are the plates available somewhere?

 
Thanks,

Roger Elliott