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RonC · 03-06-2020, 07:47 AM

Ford specified .004-.010 end play. There should be a fiber washer A-22331 under the shaft collar to keep the oil out of the top housing not a steel washer. No washer goes on the bottom. The design is to allow the engine oil to travel up the shaft.

03-06-2020, 07:47 AM	#4
RonC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,868	Re: Why a fibre thrust washer on distributor? Ford specified .004-.010 end play. There should be a fiber washer A-22331 under the shaft collar to keep the oil out of the top housing not a steel washer. No washer goes on the bottom. The design is to allow the engine oil to travel up the shaft.