Bench Assembly; Original Shaft And Gear; New Shaft And Gear; Major Repair Operations - Ford LSG 875 Service Manual

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IGNITION SYSTEM
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MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS (Continued)
BENCH ASSEMBLY
ORIGINAL SHAK AND GEAR
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Oil
the new upper bushing, and install it on
the bushing replacer tool. Then install the
upper bushing. When the tool bottoms
against the distributor base, the bushing will
be installed to the correct depth.
Burnish the bushing to the proper size.
Invert the distributor and install the lower
bushing in a similar manner.
Oil the shaft and slide it into the distributor
body.
Place the collar in position on the shaft and
align the holes in the collar and shaft, then
install a new pin.
Check the shaft end play with a feeler gauge
placed between the collar and the base of
the distributor. If the end play is not within
limits, replace the shaft and gear.
Press the gear on the shaft, using the marks
made on the gear and shaft as guides to
align the pin holes.
Remove the distributor from the press. In-
stall the gear retaining pin.
Position the distributor
in
a vise. Fill the
grooves in the weight pivot pins with distrib-
utor cam lubricant (C4AZ-19D530-A).
10. Position the weights in the distributor
(the
marked weight is placed on the marked
pivot pin)
and install the weight retainers.
11. Place the thrust washer on the shaft.
12. Fill the grooves in the upper portion of the
distributor shaft with distributor cam lubricant
(C4AZ-19D530-A).
13. Install the cam assembly.
Be sure that the
marked spring bracket on the cam as-
sembly is near the marked spring bracket
on the stop plate.
Place a light film of distributor cam lubricant
(C4AZ-19D530-A) on the distributor cam lobes.
Install the retainer and the wick. Saturate the
wick with SAE IOW engine oil.
14. Install the weight springs.
Be sure that the
marked spring is attached to the marked
spring brackets.
15. Place the breaker point and condenser plate
in position and install the retaining screws.
16. Working from the inside of the distributor,
push the primary wire through the opening
in the distributor housing.
7. Place the breaker point assembly and the
condenser in position and install the retain-
ing screws.
8. Align and adjust the breaker point assembly.
9. Connect the primary wire and the condenser
wire to the breaker point assembly.
20. Install the rotor and the distributor cap.
21. Check and adjust (if necessary) the cen-
trifugal advance mechanism.
NEW SHAFT AND GEAR
The shaft and gear are replaced as an assem-
bly. One part should not be replaced without
replacing the other.
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Follow steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 under " Installing
Original Shaft and Gear Conventional Igni-
tion System Distributor."
Insert a .024-inch feeler gauge between the
collar and distributor base. Slide the collar
on the shaft. While holding the collar in
place against the distributor base, drill a l/8-
inch hole through the shaft using the hole in
the collar as a pilot. Remove the feeler
gauge.
Position the gear on the end of the shaft.
Install the assembly in a press.
With the backing screw on the support tool
tightened enough to remove all end play,
press the gear on the shaft to the specified
distance from the bottom face of the gear to
the bottom face of the distributor mounting
flange. Drill a l/8-inch hole through the shaft
using the hole in the gear as a pilot.
Remove the distributor from the press. In-
stall the collar retaining pin and the gear re-
taining pin.
On a conventional ignition system distribu-
tor, complete the assembly by following
steps 10 thru 21 under " Bench Assembly
Original Shaft and Gear."