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housing with the remaining screw. Install
the vacuum-advance diaphragm by securing
its link to the magnetic pickup
with the C-clip and bolting - the vacuum
can to the distributor housing with the
two long screws.
With the vanes pointing up, install the
armature on the sleeve. Push it all the
way down on the sleeve, lining up the
longitudinal grooves in the armature and
shaft. Install the srnall roll pin in the
groove. Tap it into place with your hammer
and punch. Install the rotor and distributor
cap. The distributor is ready to
be installed.
After installing new points and a condenser, adjust the points. Rotate cam so the rub block
is on the nose of a cam lobe. Use a clean feeler gage to measure the point gap. Recheck
the point setting after tightening screws. Slip the primary wire out through the distributor
housing and attach it and the condenser lead to the points. Install a new rotor, cap and 0-
ring and you've got a new distributor.
After installing a solid-state: UI~LIIUULVI udse plate, lubricate Llle: rlbrt~p pivot. Position
pickup assembly on baseplate and place molded section of harness into housing slot,
securing it with a baseplate screw. Secure pickup to baseplate with wire clip.
With the armature and shaft grooves lined up and armature vanes pointing up, push
armature down on shaft until it bottoms. Lock it to the shaft by installing roll pin in groove.
I'm tapping the pin into place with a hammer and punch.