Distributor lube?

I'm getting ready to install the Duraspark distributor I pulled the last time I was at the wrecking yard and would like to know what components of the distributor should be lubricated and what type of lubricant to use. The Chilton manual I have doesn't make any reference to this. Thanks.

 

I always put some cam sauce on the gear before I drop it in. Assembly lube from your local McAutoparts.

 

Followup questions

Thanks for your reply, Ray. So, do I need to put any kind of grease on any of the internals as well, or is it not necessary?

Also in the meantime I tried to see if I could get it to slide in, and it wouldn't quite go down that last quarter-inch, so I used a nut driver with an extension and socket to turn the oil pump shaft a bit. Anyway the Reader's Digest condensed version is that the extension fell off the nut driver into the hole.

So my next question is am I gonna have to drop my oil pan to get it out or is there a remote possibility I might be able to reach it with a magnetic retrieval tool?

 

I doubt it, but it's worth a try. To get the dist to fall down onto the drive shaft just crank the motor with a socket after seating the dist as far as it will go. The gears will already be engaged so it doesn't mess up your timing from where you dropped the dist.

 

Bummer about the extension in the pan. Not much chance of getting it out.
As far as lubing the rest of the distributor, no need.

 

Thanks guys. Matt, I had actually tried cranking the motor by hand and it only seemed to go so far and then bind up, and I didn't want to force it. As for the foreign objects now in my engine, this is something I had heard about happening to OTHER people, I kept telling myself it wasn't going to happen to ME. At this point I'm still sort of laughing at myself over it, we'll see how I feel tomorrow...

 

if you decide to lube any internal parts make sure you use a die-electric grease.
most lubes are conductive and will cause erratic sparking inside the cap. some people like to use a grease on the armature that rides around the shaft on a points distributor, but as courier11sec says....no need

 

I always put anti-sieze on the base where it mounts into the block. They can get stuck over time.

 

MapleMav; I always use a touch of thick grease or silicone in the distributor shaft to hold the shaft in, without it binding. It has always worked, and I have had on trouble with it. Just don't put much, a drop will do.

 

Max good thinking.

 

OK...so it looks like I'm gonna have to drop my pan...anything else I should do "while I'm in the neighborhood"?

 

Make sure there isn`t any sludge in there