Ever seen this before?

[Bamamav]

Here's a short vid of my distributor wiggling. Never saw one do this before, I'm guessing a warped shaft. Trying to see if the ebay seller will honor their one year warranty.

DSCF1318 by Bobby Atkins, on Flickr

Click on DSCF and it will load it on flickr

[Tripper]

That happened on my tractor & it was because the clip that holds the cap down wasn't doing it's job. I bent it a lil... problem solved! Does the engine run fine otherwise? Probably not a warped shaft but that is possible but maybe a worn bearing?!?

BoB

[Bamamav]

Tripper, it's a little hard to see, but the entire unit is moving, not just the cap. When you look at the base where it goes in the block, you can see the shaft wiggling, and you can see oil bubbling under it.

Yeah, it starts at nothing and runs great! I'm concerned it won't last long though wiggling like that.

[Old Iron]

The shaft is bent

[Bamamav]

Originally Posted by Old Iron

The shaft is bent

Thanks Old Iron for confirming what I thought.

[Dr Crankenstein]

The whole bloody thing is waggin' around... I wasn't expecting that!

Why does it leak at the base? Is it loose in the bore? Could it be riding tight on top of the pump shaft?

I'm not disagreeing with Old Iron for a minute, just stunned and doubly curious to see how bad the shaft is...

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[offroadrolls]

I'd pull the dizzy out clamp it in a vice and turn it by hand with a dial indicator on the end opposite the end I was turning. I'd think that would verify it being bent.

[26Troadster]

had one do it on a 300 cid ford, it got worst and then it eat the gear off the dist. shaft. don't know if it got the cam or not cause the truck was totaled and we kept driving it. as a matter the ranger i drive is totaled due to a hail storm years ago. offroad got it and if you need a indicator let me know.

[Bamamav]

Originally Posted by Dr Crankenstein

The whole bloody thing is waggin' around... I wasn't expecting that!

Why does it leak at the base? Is it loose in the bore? Could it be riding tight on top of the pump shaft?

I'm not disagreeing with Old Iron for a minute, just stunned and doubly curious to see how bad the shaft is...

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Dr C, I didn't put a gasket under it, didn't even think about it until I saw it leaking. I've never had one leak without a gasket, so it didn't cross my mind. It's not loose, it sit in just fine, you can't move it sideways by hand, turns easily when clamp is loose. I suppose it could be sitting on the pump shaft, but it sits down on the block, no gaps. It actually went in easier than the points dist I took out. O rings might not be big enough.

It looks like it's riding the cam gear up, then back down. I was shocked when I saw it, too! I know it won't last like that. I'm not going to run it much.

I sent a link to the video to the eBay seller to look at. I hope they know what they're looking at. Supposed to be warrantied for a year, so maybe they'll just send me another one. If not, I'm out $50. I figure though they will make it right, they don't want eBay and paypal to get ahold of them.

[Old Iron]

Originally Posted by Dr Crankenstein

I'm not disagreeing with Old Iron for a minute, just stunned and doubly curious to see how bad the shaft is...

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No problem, I never take a discussion that way
I'm also curious to know what the deal is too