jk_surgeonfish
NAXJA Forum User
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I have a 96 with 4.0 and the current distributor shaft is shot and the rotor made contact with the cap post.
I ordered new one from Napa and attempted the installation today. Here's what I did:
1. Pulled plug #1
2. Manually cranked motor over with finger in plug hole to verify compression stroke and set motor to TDC on #1
3.Lined up Harmonic balancer mark with 0 on degree marks.
4. Pulled old distributor.
5. Set the oil pump drive thingy to 11 o'clock position.
6.New distributor has a plastic pin to keep the rotor aligned to the dizzy body.
7. Insert starting a 1pm position and let it rotate in as it drops.
Here's the problem:
When it rotates in the clamp won't line up and is off by a 1/4 inch or more. :flamemad:
If I follow the exact procedure above I can install the old one with no issue (I use a 3/16 punch in the cam sensor alignment hole to keep things lined up).
Could it be the new one has the helical gears incorrectly installed? Anyone else encounter this with a replacement?
Thanks!
I ordered new one from Napa and attempted the installation today. Here's what I did:
1. Pulled plug #1
2. Manually cranked motor over with finger in plug hole to verify compression stroke and set motor to TDC on #1
3.Lined up Harmonic balancer mark with 0 on degree marks.
4. Pulled old distributor.
5. Set the oil pump drive thingy to 11 o'clock position.
6.New distributor has a plastic pin to keep the rotor aligned to the dizzy body.
7. Insert starting a 1pm position and let it rotate in as it drops.
Here's the problem:
When it rotates in the clamp won't line up and is off by a 1/4 inch or more. :flamemad:
If I follow the exact procedure above I can install the old one with no issue (I use a 3/16 punch in the cam sensor alignment hole to keep things lined up).
Could it be the new one has the helical gears incorrectly installed? Anyone else encounter this with a replacement?
Thanks!