140 farmall internatinal distributor gear
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:40 pm
The rotor stopped spinning the other day on the distributor after the first snow storm in the Great Lakes area.
Battery was low too, I replaced that, and made nice new connections all the way to the starter and engine. I went to replace points and discovered the shaft and rotor don't spin very well. In fact it stops. I took it out after aiming the the rotor at #1 tower and marking the distributor and the casing, to put it back the same.
I cleaned the gear on the end and it was dry, and had 4 or 5 fairly flat teeth, which may be why it stops spinning?
So I put it back in after greasing it, and wire brushing the teeth. It didn't work so I'm looking for what to do next.
I don't care for some of the parts stores around town to get a replacement gear, so I'm going to the dealer 45 miles away or so because I had good luck with an international starter I got there.
If I replace the gear, what tool do I use to pound that roll pin out, and can I use any, right sized roll pin, or would you have the shop there just put it on and get it home to try it? What should I look for after putting it back in? Some say you can time that by twisting the distributor from your notches to fine tune. Any input would be appreciated.
Battery was low too, I replaced that, and made nice new connections all the way to the starter and engine. I went to replace points and discovered the shaft and rotor don't spin very well. In fact it stops. I took it out after aiming the the rotor at #1 tower and marking the distributor and the casing, to put it back the same.
I cleaned the gear on the end and it was dry, and had 4 or 5 fairly flat teeth, which may be why it stops spinning?
So I put it back in after greasing it, and wire brushing the teeth. It didn't work so I'm looking for what to do next.
I don't care for some of the parts stores around town to get a replacement gear, so I'm going to the dealer 45 miles away or so because I had good luck with an international starter I got there.
If I replace the gear, what tool do I use to pound that roll pin out, and can I use any, right sized roll pin, or would you have the shop there just put it on and get it home to try it? What should I look for after putting it back in? Some say you can time that by twisting the distributor from your notches to fine tune. Any input would be appreciated.