Upper Distributor Bearing
#1
06-10-2006, 11:30 PM
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Upper Distributor Bearing
I understand that a lot of early 90s Accords have problems with the distributor bearing going. What has y'all's experience been with this? Does anybody have a failed distributor that you would be willing to send me--I am looking to see if I can find a local source for the bearing itself.
Thanks,
-Ian
Thanks,
-Ian
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06-11-2006, 12:51 AM
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RE: Upper Distributor Bearing
It seems that they tend to fail rather early. My friend has a '92 Accord with something like 110K miles and his bearing just went. In researching the problem, I came across this article (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...04/ai_n8801285) and was just wondering if anyone else had the same failures.
-Ian
-Ian
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06-11-2006, 05:15 AM
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RE: Upper Distributor Bearing
Honda had a service news on this, we used to stuff grease in the upper bearing..
get any sturdy hose, make sure it fits snuggly on the upper distr shaft, put some grease on the top bearing and with the hose push down on the grease,, what this does is,, it forces the grease into the bearing prolonging its life and avoiding noise and wear..
i did a couple dozen in the mid 90s , it worked well , it also quieted down some distributor noise coming from dry upper bearing .
get any sturdy hose, make sure it fits snuggly on the upper distr shaft, put some grease on the top bearing and with the hose push down on the grease,, what this does is,, it forces the grease into the bearing prolonging its life and avoiding noise and wear..
i did a couple dozen in the mid 90s , it worked well , it also quieted down some distributor noise coming from dry upper bearing .
#5
06-11-2006, 01:38 PM
RE: Upper Distributor Bearing
ORIGINAL: deserthonda
Honda had a service news on this, we used to stuff grease in the upper bearing..
get any sturdy hose, make sure it fits snuggly on the upper distr shaft, put some grease on the top bearing and with the hose push down on the grease,, what this does is,, it forces the grease into the bearing prolonging its life and avoiding noise and wear..
i did a couple dozen in the mid 90s , it worked well , it also quieted down some distributor noise coming from dry upper bearing .
Honda had a service news on this, we used to stuff grease in the upper bearing..
get any sturdy hose, make sure it fits snuggly on the upper distr shaft, put some grease on the top bearing and with the hose push down on the grease,, what this does is,, it forces the grease into the bearing prolonging its life and avoiding noise and wear..
i did a couple dozen in the mid 90s , it worked well , it also quieted down some distributor noise coming from dry upper bearing .
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06-11-2006, 03:58 PM
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RE: Upper Distributor Bearing
ORIGINAL: YeuEmMaiMai
can the bearing be replaced on the distributor?
can the bearing be replaced on the distributor?
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06-11-2006, 10:08 PM
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RE: Upper Distributor Bearing
is it noisy??? or is it worn and the distr shaft wobbles??? chk angine lite on ?? runnubility issues ??
if just noisy , try to stuff some grease in there , if not damaged yet you will be surprised how much longer it will last ..
if just noisy , try to stuff some grease in there , if not damaged yet you will be surprised how much longer it will last ..
#9
06-11-2006, 11:29 PM
RE: Upper Distributor Bearing
ORIGINAL: YeuEmMaiMai
can the bearing be replaced on the distributor?
can the bearing be replaced on the distributor?
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06-12-2006, 12:28 AM
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RE: Upper Distributor Bearing
ORIGINAL: Chiovnidca
Yea, it sure can. I've seen kits sold on ebay to do it. The parts are not available from the dealer.
ORIGINAL: YeuEmMaiMai
can the bearing be replaced on the distributor?
can the bearing be replaced on the distributor?
Yo Chio...... do you know if it comes with the lower inner shaft seal ?? or do you have any ideas where i can get my hands on a few of those ..??
i got a couple of customers with oil leaking inside the cap .. i would hate for them to spend all that money and replace the distr sub-assembly , when all it needs is a 2 dollar seal.