This refers to a 350 sbc 1 piece seal roller block:
I have a problem with a melling oil pump shaft, metal sleeved. It is impossible to engage the distributor on the shaft while installing the distributor because the shaft seems to lean over too much and won't slide into the distributor gear no matter what i do, without putting something down into the hole to hold the shaft straight. The holes in the cap/block are too large to constrain the shaft to a vertical position. Could I be missing a piece of hardware, or could there be something wrong with the bevel angle in the gear? Has anyone had problems like this and what can I do about it?
Thanks
I have a problem with a melling oil pump shaft, metal sleeved. It is impossible to engage the distributor on the shaft while installing the distributor because the shaft seems to lean over too much and won't slide into the distributor gear no matter what i do, without putting something down into the hole to hold the shaft straight. The holes in the cap/block are too large to constrain the shaft to a vertical position. Could I be missing a piece of hardware, or could there be something wrong with the bevel angle in the gear? Has anyone had problems like this and what can I do about it?
Thanks