On the pinto oil pump what's the purpose of the star lock and how far down the shaft does it fit
thanks
On the pinto oil pump what's the purpose of the star lock and how far down the shaft does it fit
thanks
This bit
I might be wrong, so dont hold me to it, but I seem to remember someone saying it wouldn't matter if
wasn't on there at all. It will only go so far down into the oil pump and so far up inside the distributor
shaft anyway.
I think it's to stop you pulling the drive out of the oil pump if the distributor 's removed for some reason.
Originally Posted by Forest_rallying
thats it, you dont really need it though , IF the drive comes out with the dizzy you can just put it back in again
Oh yeah makes sense when you think about it..... THANKS
Its job is to stop the oil pump drive coming out if you remove the distributor it goes around half way down but it’s not critical in fact you dont need it at all
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Hey guys, sorry to bother, but maybe you know which way is correct to put the driveshaft if it's with a lock? Because i am rebuilding pinto, and i kinda forgot. As i remember i should be shorter side to the dizzy, but i found in this forum someone said otherwise. Maybe someone knows 100% ? Or should i just remove that lock ?
Last edited by pincukas; 14-02-2021 at 12:26.
already answered this on the other thread you posted on. its pointless asking the same question on loads of threads it wont get you any more answers
I found the answer which says longer side to the dizzy, but is it 100%? Because when i was dissambling engine i made photos and mine photos shows otherwise, thats why im confused..
as i said i answered on the other thread you posted on, but it really doesnt matter, if the clip is too far one way, fitting the oil pump/distributor will push it to where it needs to be. there are loads of engines out there without the clip fitted, the drive cannot go either far enough up or down for it not to drive the pump
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