98XJ40K

Anyone had this one before? I kept hearing a squeak and assumed I had a pulley bearing going out. Pressed on the distributor cap and the pitch changed. Pressed again, noise stopped. I assume the rotor and cap should be replaced, is there anything else to look at?

Thanks

98XJ40K

Just realized this should probably be in OEM tech... Sorry.

ZINGGG

That happened to me not too long ago. Had to replace the entire distributor to fix it, not just the cap and rotor. Happens when the shaft has play in it. Pull the cap and rotor, grab the shaft, wiggle it, and it shouldnt have any play. If it does, start shopping for a new distributor.

Innuendoes galore

storm101

I had that once as well, squealed like hell.

Check the cap and rotor for corrosion on the contact points (on the inside of the cap) and d its not a cap and rotor with brass terminals, replace it with some lol.

If it happens to be corrosion you can sand it off and use a bit of dielectric grease to get you by for a while.

Easier than the the other verified problem to start with lol.

hankthetank

^^^agree. mines doing it too. the bushing on the shaft gets worn out making it squeak because the oil can't make a good film because its flopping around in there.

Outlaw Star

It's all good. I moved it for ya.

98XJ40K

Thank you... much appreciated.

98XJ40K

In the event I have to replace the entire assy, would a stock replacement be the way to go? Any others out there that would be better?

If it matters, I have the 99+ intake, bored TB, cowl snorkel, stainless headers, 2.5" exhaust, high flow cat, and magnaflow.

ZINGGG

Can't go wrong with stock. Just get a cap with brass terminals

98XJ40K

That's the way I was leaning... especially since MSD/Mallory and the like run ~$300.

The cap I have now does not have brass terminals, are there specific ones that do?

Outlaw Star

Ok, there's a bearing inside the dist housing. They can go bad. It's rare but can happen. The easiest route is just buy a replacement dist assembly.