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MeTree Farmer 10-31-2009 10:36:06 72.224.245.158 739175 Report to Moderator	Any advice changing the points on a front mounted distributor on a 9, tough spot as we all know. Thank you .. [Reply]   [Send Email]
gahorN 10-31-2009 19:01:42 64.237.123.140 739245 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to Lumpy, 10-31-2009 10:36:06   Tom N MS said: (quoted from post at 14:06:20 10/31/09) Some folks on the forum say "can"t go on but one way" that is true and it is not true. Many, Many front distrib. have been ruined because the assembler thought it was on correctly and they thightened the bolts and broke the ears off or ruined it in some other way...Tip #1..before you remove the distrib, remove the distrib. cap and notice which way the rotor button is pointing. Then position it that way before you start to reoinstall the distributor..Put the distrib against the motor and just start the two bolts..Now put slight pressure against the distrib. and turn(wiggle) the rotor button till the distrib drops in place.Now tighten the two bolts that hold the distrib. on. You will know it fell into place right if there is no space between the base of the distrib. and the face of the engine---absolutely no space, no crack at all...Follow these simple old country boy steps and you will never ruin a front mount distributor....It is just not correct nor enough info to just say it will only go on one way..Hope this helps Really, REALLY GOOD WORDS!   [Reply]   [No Email]
Tom N MS 10-31-2009 20:23:11 68.19.128.176 739254 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to gahorN, 10-31-2009 19:01:42   Thanks, works for me.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Bob 10-31-2009 16:31:26 69.178.228.68 739219 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to MeTree Farmer, 10-31-2009 10:36:06   . How to   [Reply]   [No Email]
Bruce (VA) 10-31-2009 12:24:23 24.125.26.10 739188 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to MeTree Farmer, 10-31-2009 10:36:06   The front distributor was designed to come off of the tractor to replace/adjust the points. Remove the wire on the coil, remove the coil bail, remove the distributor cap & take the two bolts off. The base of the distributor has an offset tang & can only go back one way unless you really force it on. Look at how the points & condenser set in the distributor before you start pulling it down! If this is your first time doing it, draw a sketch! Make sure you are using quality parts; the points should have a phenolic rubbing block & not the cheap white plastic crap. Be careful not to ground the tip of the condenser wire to the body of the distributor when you replace the points. Do not break the little copper strip that goes to the points. (If you do, make another out of the old set of points) Also, make sure the condenser wire does not go through the same opening in the distributor that the coil pig tail does. The condenser wire goes the opening on the top right. Look at the old points; are they burned, pitted or mis-aligned? Check the point gap, .015 on all four lobes. Make sure you have the star washers under the screws on the points. Once you get the points in & set, check the timing. If you don't know how to do that, ask. Before you put the distributor back on the tractor, do a complete continuity check. First, make sure your meter/light works (don't ask....) Now, follow these steps: 1. Coil off, cap off, points open. One probe on the brass screw & the other on both sides of the open points. On the side closest to the cam, you should have continuity. Not on the other side! If you do, you will also have continuity everywhere because the points are grounded. 2. Coil off, cap off, points open. One probe on the brass screw & the other anywhere on the body of the distributor. You should have no continuity! Now, rotate the tang on the distributor....as the points open & close, you have continuity (closed) and lose it when they open. 3. Coil on, cap off, points open. One probe on the lead on the top of the coil, the other on the cam side of the open points. You should have continuity! 4. Coil on, cap off, points open. One probe on the lead on the top of the coil, the other anywhere on the body of the distributor. You should have no continuity! At this point, I just put the distributor, coil & cap all back on the tractor as a unit (it’s easier to do this from the left side). The reason I do this is because it is real easy to get the cap or coil mis-aligned trying to put it back together one piece at a time & the result is something gets broken or you get a ‘no spark’ problem. Yes, it's possible to put it back on wrong & break it. Look at the slot on the end of the cam shaft. What ever angle it happens to be, turn the distributor tang to match it. (close counts) Then place the distributor on the front of the engine, gently push it in place & slowly turn the distributor body until you feel the tang slip into the slot. Rotate the distributor body until the bolt holes line up. Then, hand tighten the two bolts until the distributor body is flush w/ the timing gear cover. 50 Tips   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Tom N MS 10-31-2009 11:06:20 68.19.128.176 739181 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to MeTree Farmer, 10-31-2009 10:36:06   Some folks on the forum say "can"t go on but one way" that is true and it is not true. Many, Many front distrib. have been ruined because the assembler thought it was on correctly and they thightened the bolts and broke the ears off or ruined it in some other way...Tip #1..before you remove the distrib, remove the distrib. cap and notice which way the rotor button is pointing. Then position it that way before you start to reoinstall the distributor..Put the distrib against the motor and just start the two bolts..Now put slight pressure against the distrib. and turn(wiggle) the rotor button till the distrib drops in place.Now tighten the two bolts that hold the distrib. on. You will know it fell into place right if there is no space between the base of the distrib. and the face of the engine---absolutely no space, no crack at all...Follow these simple old country boy steps and you will never ruin a front mount distributor....It is just not correct nor enough info to just say it will only go on one way..Hope this helps   [Reply]   [Send Email]
old 10-31-2009 11:01:13 4.245.2.199 739179 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to MeTree Farmer, 10-31-2009 10:36:06   As the others said fits one way only because of the off set tang DO NOT FORCE IT TO FIT or it will cost you a new distributor. Easy if you do it that way and can be done sitting at a table in your nice warm house   [Reply]   [Send Email]
chuck41 10-31-2009 10:41:39 216.105.235.124 739178 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to MeTree Farmer, 10-31-2009 10:36:06   Remove those two little cap screws and the wires and the dist. comes right off to work on it on "the bench" When you put it back on there is a channel and key that is offset so it can only go back on one way. Chuck   [Reply]   [Send Email]
HCooke 10-31-2009 10:39:47 75.206.65.29 739177 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to MeTree Farmer, 10-31-2009 10:36:06   You gotta remove the distributor. Two bolts! It can only go back on one way because of the ofset tang that mates with the cam shaft. Remove the cap and note which way the rotor is pointing. Put it back on the same way and make sure it slides all the way on before tightening the bolts.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Den N Ms 10-31-2009 10:39:21 70.146.174.189 739176 Report to Moderator	Re: Points on a front mount distributor in reply to MeTree Farmer, 10-31-2009 10:36:06   Its as simple as removing 2 5/16" bolts and take it off.   [Reply]   [No Email]