A while back I bought a reman distributor for my '62 y-block (292) from my the local Autozone. I compared it to the original when purchased and since it seemed to be the appropriate length and all that, I turned my old one in for the core deposit. Now that I've gotten around to installing it, I can't get the cap to fit on with the rotor in it. The shaft seems to tall or something. distributor - a set on Flickr

Can anyone get a measurement on a comparable unit? Hopefully, someone has an old one sitting around on the bench, so you won't have to go to too much trouble. Mine looks like it measures 15/16" above the cam.

 

You mite want to post this over to the yblock forum

 

Problem solved

 

Did you push harder

 

No idea it would be that hard to go on. Almost needed a hammer to tap it. Oddly enough, it was the old rotor, so you would think it would slip right down there.