Guest Simon Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 Hey, My Distributor shaft has a fair bit of movement in it. its is making the car run very bad (i think). Anyone know of a good cheep fix for it Thanks Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 The bushings are shot and I have never found a cheap way to fix one cheap short of a re-built or used replacement. I have tried shim washers but that only offered a short term fix. The wobbling shaft will tear up distribitor caps and rotars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 In what way does it have play? clockwise/counter clockwise? Or is the play from side to side/up and down as a result of worn bushings? Depending on what distributor you have, if it is rotational play, it could be caused by weak or broken mechanical advance springs. In which case you would simply replace them. If the wear is in the bushings, your best and easiest bet would be to replace the distributor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 just had the same thing happen to me. car would run like crap, just went to jy and got a distrib. solved it all for about 10.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 Originally posted by LEN168:just had the same thing happen to me. car would run like crap, just went to jy and got a distrib. solved it all for about 10.00 who is JY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 JUNK YARD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 LOL Simon .. we really have differences in the English Language "JY" is an automobile JUNKYARD what do you call the junk yards Down Under? We just cannot get used to Auto Recylcling or auto salvage. The yards are now computer inventoried and a far cry from the old style junkyards we use to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 what engine and/or distributor are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VertexZ Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 might be worthwhile changing to an electronic ignition (ie 280zx) if you havent already. I got my 280zx dizzy rebuilt for around $300 or so, decent used ones are $200 from a wrecker, new ones are about $600. Good luck finding one in a self serve wrecker - they are pretty much the first part taken from an engine! thats Oz dollars btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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