Points maintenance

[History]

I recently got a set of points from snyders and they do not line up when installed. The round contact areas do not meet exactly. Is there a fix for this, adjustment?

[RoadsterJohn]

I've had the same issue. Not sure on a fix.

[Brkile]

I just got a new set of points from a reputable supplier and had the same problem. The point arm is such that about 33% of the point contact touched the adjustable point. They are unusable. Why do otherwise honest companies sell this crap ??

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by Brkile

I just got a new set of points from a reputable supplier and had the same problem. The point arm is such that about 33% of the point contact touched the adjustable point. They are unusable. Why do otherwise honest companies sell this crap ??

The problem is their overseas supplier has made their tooling inaccurately and refuse to change it. The vendors' solution is to make a new fixed point mounting block to compensate for the (wrong) length of the arm.

[katy]

Originally Posted by Brkile

I just got a new set of points from a reputable supplier and had the same problem. The point arm is such that about 33% of the point contact touched the adjustable point. They are unusable. Why do otherwise honest companies sell this crap ??

If the distributor upper plate has the removable point block, the block can be repositioned by elongating the mounting holes w/a small file. Simples.

[MrBruce]

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Brattons has a point block for that very reason. The part number is #17351 and it's suppose to take care of the poor points that don't line up with the block. I've order a number of them to have on hand when I run into the problem of points not lining up.