[T3] Dist trigger points?

[William Jahn]

I have the 72 auto trans dist and the 73 standard .
311-905-205AF     311-905-205AG
It really depends on which parts are best in each so I can make one out of
the best parts. I had the AF in this car and it worked well. Both are very
close in the advance curve to the 311-905-205AH . Basically it will be a
spare. The only one I rebuilt was the AH and that one had no wear at all. I
just cleaned and lubed it and replaced the shaft fiber washers since they
were brittle. I got the metal shims and fiber washers for Glenn Ring and
still have enough to do two more. He didn't have the smaller OD fiber
washers that fit in the trigger cam so I used one existing metal shim laid
in on the fiber one and filed the fiber to fit and used the original metal
shims which were fine then used a few new metal shims above the drive dog
just to set the axial play . If I recall I set it to .020"




On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 6:38 AM Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 12 Sep 2022 at 17:01, William Jahn wrote:
>
> > I'm just trying to rebuild the 73 AG I got which is for a standard trans.
> > What I am not certain of is if the two mechanical springs need to be
> > replaced because of age. Plus the two fiber washers the weights sit on.
> > The AH was in real great shape when I rebuilt it and I used the old fiber
> > washers for the weights . Yet I read both should be replaced.
>
> You should stick with an AT distributor for your AT car. I can trade you
> in the
> course of a rebuild if that helps.
>
> I replace the fiber washers if the OE ones have broken, otherwise just use
> the originals. Keep the OE springs, or you have to redo the advance curve,
> which requires a distributor machine. I put a bit of grease on the springs
> to
> prevent rust, which could cause small changes in the spring constant.
>
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