Re: How often should I replace my Bronze distributor gear?
[Re: BigDog68Dart]
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02/03/10 09:56 PM
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I checked mine and it look fine,till I held it up beside a new one. The gears were wore to about 1/2 the thickness of a new one.
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Re: How often should I replace my Bronze distributor gear?
[Re: MRMOPAR622]
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02/03/10 10:21 PM
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^ Yep, what these guys said. ^
The gear will look fine but the bottom will be worn. I'm gonna replace mine again before the season starts.
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Re: How often should I replace my Bronze distributor gear?
[Re: 70dusterjohn]
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02/04/10 12:00 AM
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My currant engine doesnt use a intermediate shaft, I run a dry sump block and pump so it uses a gear on the dist ... its been in there 2 years and looks perfect, I'm thinking about pulling the engine down in the spring so I'll check it again
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Re: How often should I replace my Bronze distributor gear?
[Re: sg66mopar]
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02/04/10 06:59 PM
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I bought the MP piece from Jegs last year and it was made in China.
Surprise, surprise...
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Re: How often should I replace my Bronze distributor gear?
[Re: DoubleD]
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02/05/10 12:12 PM
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you can use a hardened thrust washer from a transmission - been doing for years takes a few minutes with a lathe - works fine forget the torrington bearing - too many small pieces to go wondering around when it fails
Sounds like a great plan, simple too.
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Re: How often should I replace my Bronze distributor gear?
[Re: BradH]
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02/05/10 03:11 PM
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I bought the MP piece from Jegs last year and it was made in China.
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Surprise, surprise...
Don't mean to be a butinski but that's a great big steaming pile of bull feces.
P3690875, for example, consists of a gear that used to come from Daytona Beach Florida, pressed on to a shaft made by a machine shop in Mt. Clemens Michigan. The machine shop not only makes the drive shaft but does the press and pin operation.
P3690876: same P3690874: same
Crane won't make MP any more gears because they don't exist anymore, so they're getting hard to find.
However, "stuff" happens and I'll give almost anyone the benefit of the doubt... so tell you what: Send me the part, your receipt, and the packaging it came with with using my UPS account number. Mopar Performance and Chrysler Legal will do the rest.
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Re: How often should I replace my Bronze distributor gear?
[Re: DoubleD]
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02/05/10 07:29 PM
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you can use a hardened thrust washer from a transmission - been doing for years takes a few minutes with a lathe - works fine forget the torrington bearing - too many small pieces to go wondering around when it fails
Would you put the hardened washer between the gear and bushing, or remove the top part of the bushing (thrust surface)?
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Re: How often should I replace my Bronze distributor gear?
[Re: '72CudaRacer]
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02/05/10 07:41 PM
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Quote:
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you can use a hardened thrust washer from a transmission - been doing for years takes a few minutes with a lathe - works fine forget the torrington bearing - too many small pieces to go wondering around when it fails
Would you put the hardened washer between the gear and bushing, or remove the top part of the bushing (thrust surface)?
I turn down the gear side a little to accommodate the washer - never tried the bushing
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