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Is there a shim at the base of the distributor shaft?

PonchoCatalina
in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

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I was working on my '91 Loyale this past weekend replacing all four of the driver-side HLAs. In the course of the project, I removed the distributor and set it aside. When I went to re-install it, I found a small metal disc, a little smaller in diameter than a dime and slightly thicker, lying near the distributor shaft. It looked very much like a wristwatch battery dimensionally (I can post a pic this evening if it helps). Could this be some sort of shim that the distributor shaft rides on to ensure correct gear meshing with the cam? I kind of assumed that it had been adhered to the base of the disty shaft by a film of oil and then fell off, but I'm not sure. I certainly don't want to drop it into the cam case if it isn't supposed to go there! Thanks.

- Ian

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