Distributor drive gear installation

Advokat · Post by **Advokat** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 12:28 pm

Reassembling my engine and went to install the dist. drive gear. The Bug-Me video says to put it in on an offset so that when it rotates as it seats, it will seat with the slot parallel w/the crank pulley.

The Idiot book doesn't give as detailed instructions, but shows the seated position identically.

No matter what I do I cannot get this thing to seat so the slot is straight across. I've probably done it 40 times and the slot is still offset- sort of pointing towards no. 1. What the hell is going on here? Is this okay?

My inclination is just to leave it as is and rearrange the spark plug wires when I get to that part of assembly.

Thanks

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Augie · Post by **Augie** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 2:05 pm

I install the drive gear and distributor before the crank goes in, set it to where it should point, and then drop the crank in, holding #1 rod up. Then it is set at TDC, and it is easy to install the dist shims with the case open.

This is after all the checking and prep work!

Advokat · Post by **Advokat** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 2:30 pm

Okay, maybe the next engine I build I will do that way; but right now my engine has already been buttoned up and I'm trying to get it finished.

How about my slot alignment?

Thanks

vicsvw · Post by **vicsvw** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 5:16 pm

I have found that you must drop the gear in just slightly less then the 90 degrees the books show and when it's correct it will be slightly past (clockwise)the 90 degrees. Vic
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sandtowd · Post by **sandtowd** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 11:35 pm

believe it or not; i went to school per vw in 69. we were tough to install the drive gear after the case was together. install the shime with a grease coating on each side. this will hold it in place. face the slot just to the rear of the rear fuel pump stud. slide it down till it stops. use a screw driver and rotate it to the right it will drop in (hopfully). it should be pointing between the two studs. before you do it again hold your dizzy as if it were in the case. with the rotor on #1 mark, check the drive lug. some time i think those guys were on drugs when they wrote those books. mostly the idiot book that guy had some real goood drugs. even if it's off it will still time right

392HemiTCoupe · Post by **392HemiTCoupe** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 11:56 pm

Sandtowd or anyone that knows, Question for ya?
I Pulled my dist # 043 905 205H a dual vacuum apart, to clean and polished the case, I was putting it back together and relised that the drive lug hole, is 90 degs to all my 009's that I have! Can you tell me if the rotor is suppose to point northeast, or southwest, I pulled the dist out of a "76 FI 1600. How come it doen't point southeast like the 009's I have?

sandtowd · Post by **sandtowd** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 12:16 am

i've never had my hands on a dual vac before. the only ones i,ve point any other than southeast is a t3. they should sit in the case with the condenser on the rear left. ofcourse rotor pointing to the mark on the dis housing. which would be south east. i dont have any books that cover vw's that new. the turbo forum talk about duals a lot