Hey guys, it's not the end of the world if the endfloat's out. You certainly don't need to buy a new distributor if the shaft bearings and everthing else checks out. There is room for shimming in there!
I probably would have done the same as you Ragtop if I'd been through all that hell. But imagine how proud you will be of that nice shiney new unit when you open your engine lid a couple of years down the track and remember how close you actually came to selling that fine machine
You are right about the rotor being 1/8th of an inch (can't believe I'm working in these units!)LOWER. I could see carbon traces and wear below the level of the terminals. I imagine the helical nature of the gears prevents you feeling undue wear in the endplay while the distributor is in situ, so you should take it out to check it. It's only 1 bolt away from freedom, and you have a good excuse to reset your timing again
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'72 911 TE