Distributor Vacuum pod to intake manifold interference issue

There are two parts of the dist that have to be in the right spot: the cap & the body. I am basing that on the pics provided.

It is all very well to claim this is a 3-5 min job, but if you are new to this it can be a bit daunting.....several ways of fixing the problem have been suggested & some are wrong & will not fix the problem..