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1997 Jeep Cherokee Distributor clicks

Tiny
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  • 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
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  • 130,000 MILES
I was repairing a misfire issue when I noticed that the rotor was completely fried. Not melted, but fried possibly due to an arc. I have replaced the cap, rotor, plugs, and wires. The rotor now clicks inside of the cap and is digging into the contact posts (next to eachother) inside of the cap. I think it may be that the shaft that runs the rotor may be loose, causing it to wobble and cause this issue.
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 AT 4:02 PM

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Tiny
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Are all the tabs in cap geening hit by rotor and is there any play when you wiggle rotor if all tabs are being hit and no wiggling then the rotor is wrong one please let me new what you find with the wiggling
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 AT 7:46 PM
Tiny
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The rotor is only catching #6 and #2 (next to eachother on right side of cap from front of engine). The shaft has a slight wobble to it. Keep in mind that this is the second cap/rotor I have put in. In the first set, the rotor desintegrated half way, possibly from an arc.I had already thought of your diagnosis, but it's only catching one side ( two pins). I have already checked to be sure the cap is sitting properly on the base. Even as a former mechanic, I'm baffled, and have never seen this before. Thank you for your time.
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 AT 9:11 PM
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Ok with the cap off have someone crank engine see if rotor wobbles if so you could have bad bushing on shaft or a bent shaft
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 AT 11:25 AM
Tiny
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Thank you.
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 AT 1:12 PM

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