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Old 12-15-2025, 08:25 AM   #7
41SupDelux
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Default Re: Crab Distributor Timing Plate Confusion

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Originally Posted by aussie merc View Post
i fitted one to a crab and what a mission the fit and finish was not good took about 12 hours of hand fitting to get it right the plate didnt even fit into the body to start with and it loaded right up when the circlip was installed seems ok now but for something thats marketed as plug and play its far from it about the only thing they got correct out of the box was the air gap might pay to take another look at yours
I've had this issue as well. I had to do a lot of sanding, putting it on my lathe to take down the material on the edges. The retaining clip, when installed, put a tremendous amount of pressure on it and made it very difficult to rotate. I think it's less to do with the Pertronix itself and more so with the fact that manufacturing was so inconsistent back then.
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