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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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So i took off the distributor cap and discovered this... (
) so uhh.... is this normal?
1989 4.0L Renix
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Normal.. it's just slack in the drive gear. That does not seem excessive at all.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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That's fairly normal.

Where you should be concerned if there is " side to side " play of the shaft inside the distributor. Too much of that and a new distributor is in order.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 06:38 PM
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Thats good to hear. I didn't feel any side to side play, just right to left. Thanks guys!
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