Distributor Squeal

[Moto]

My Distributor squeals on cold days, I am sure that it is my distributor and not a belt or anything else. Is there a good way to lubricate the bushings, and if so what lube is recomended?

[Bryan C.]

Try using some dielectric grease to lube the rotor where it contacts the cap. Sometimes it gets dry and sqeaks. The distributor is lubed by the engine oil.

Bryan

[Erik the Red]

I had the same problem last week and upon the advice of one of our esteemed forums contributors I replaced the entire distributor. Boy, I'm glad I did--there was a significant amount of resistance when I tried to rotate the shaft by hand. The bushings were clearly shot and I was lucky the whole mess hadn't yet flown apart into the oil pan. If you decide to replace your distributor, you'll find it to be a fairly easy top-side job which is quite the opposite of having to drop the oil pan.

Erik
88 Comanche

[Moto]

Hmm sounds as if I will have to investigate some more to find out just where in my distributor I am getting the squeal. Thanks for the info tho

[Moto]

I found the issue, my cap and rotor were kinda nasty looking even though I just installed them not too long ago, so I cleaned them up, but the real issue was with the upper bushing in the distributor shaft, I put a little mystery oil down there and it spins nice and qietly now.