Distributor Drive Bush

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Peted7202
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Distributor Drive Bush

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Just dismantled my 1098 engine. When I withdrew the distributor drive shaft the bush at the inner end of the driveshaft came out with the driveshaft. I assume this should have remained in situ. To refit, should this bush be loctited into place so the shaft rotates in it?
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Re: Distributor Drive Bush

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There is no bush at the inner end of the distributer drive, The shaft just runs in the block.
What you consider to be a bush is the oil pressure relief valve.

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Re: Distributor Drive Bush

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Are you sure the items were together, because they originate from two different areas of the block.

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Re: Distributor Drive Bush

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Did the two items come out of a recently running engine? They look as if they have just been removed from a junk box especially the distributer drive shaft considering the amount of corrosion on it.
Whilst the cup of the oil pressure relief valve is a nice fit over bottom of the distributer drive shaft there is no way the cup will fit into the block unless someone has enlarged the hole.

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Re: Distributor Drive Bush

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Bush must have fallen out whilst removing distributor. Found it on the floor just after distributor removal.
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