Distributor Noise

[Fred Hart]

1957, TO-35 with Z134 engine

Today the distributor started making a squeaking noise, much like a dry fan belt.

At one time I owned a AC, D-14, the distributor on that tractor had a oil cup on side of distributor shaft so you could put a couple of drops of oil.

The Ferg distributor has a place to screw the oil cup into, but no oil cup and the shaft is so close to the motor block I do not believe you could get the oil cup in place.

I put the long plastic tube on a can of silicon and stuck in down into distributor, below points and gave it two short squirts of spray.

In about 20 seconds the noise when away, but I do not have a warm fuzzy feeling about this method of oiling the distributor shaft.
This is a replacement distributor as the first one worn out the top bearing because there is no way to oil the top bearing.

How do you guys oil the distributor shaft top bearing on your gas model ferguson tractors?

 

[John (UK)]

Remove the Rotor Arm and drip oil onto the top of the screw underneath...do not remove the screw as you may not get it to line-up and drip oil onto the bearing...John

 

[John (UK)]

I have also had the heel of the points rubbing dry on the lobes of the cams on the distributor shaft and making a noise like that. Make sure that you apply a smear of oil or grease to the cams....John

 

[Anonymous-0]

In Delco distributors, there's an oil felt in the center of the shaft under the rotor. It also supplies oil to the centrifugal advance mechanism and the cam that rotates independently of the distributor main shaft with its relative position adjusted by the centrifugal weights and springs.

Gerald J.

 

[Jerry/MT]

The Delco distributor bushing is oiled by an oil reservior in the distributor that is accessed by the slotted plug you refered to. You are supposed to drain and refill this reservior with 20W oil at I believe 1000 hr intervals or whenever the distributor is removed from the tractor.

 

[Anonymous-0]

silicone or penetrating oil is NOT good enuf.
10w or 10w30 is needed. Excess oil will get on the points.
Use a very small amount on the points block.

locked ferg dists are known to destroy the camshaft. The dist should be carefully rebuilt
every 1000 hours.

 

[John (UK)]

He said he had already done that....John

 

[tami]

hello, i,am helping a friend, to try and locate
a piston and valves discharge and intake .
for a 1957 harry ferguson Z134 motor any info would
be a great help Thanks fito