Gentle Digesti, For the years of friendly advice I thank all of those who have helped with my Alfa issues.
Now a new project has come along and I could really use some help. I have a RHD 66 GT that was originally a Malaysian car. It has the original Dunlop brakes. It needs an exhaust system and other bits, but I am now concerned with the prospect of changing the rear end to a more modern LS. I have a good rear from a previous ebay purchase. Will updated ATE brakes fit the front spindles of this Dunlop-equiped car? What other modifications need to be done for this change? Proportioning valve? Alfaholics sells a dual-circuit master cylinder for floor-mounted pedal assemblies. I would very much like to engage the Digest to get a plan together to make this car a reliable driver. modelle in somers point 115 and 105 ----- Original Message ----- From: alfa-digest <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:30:25 -0000 (UTC) Subject: alfa-digest V10 #2580 alfa-digest Thursday, June 14 2012 Volume 10 : Number 2580 Forum for Discussion of Alfa Romeos, etc. Richard Welty Digest Coordinator Contents: [alfa] Re: gtv6 clutch slave to transaxel boot [alfa] Re: Re: Bilstein shocks Re: [alfa] Re: Re: Bilstein shocks Re: [alfa] Re: Re: Bilstein shocks [alfa] Looking for Alfa service near Redwood City, Ca [alfa] Bilstein shocks [alfa] administrivia: Powell's Books Alfa Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/alfa/ Send submissions to [email protected] Send administrative requests to [email protected] To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to alfa-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:31:59 -0400 From: Bruce Giller Subject: [alfa] Re: gtv6 clutch slave to transaxel boot Scott, My guess is that you'll have to buy a clutch slave cylinder to replace the boot. Hard to find them separately; the theory is that if the boot is torn, the cylinder is old and needs to be replaced. As to repairing such a small tear, I'd go with RTV silicone. Clean up the outside all around the tear of grease/oil/dirt etc. Use some lacquer thinner to wipe the area around the tear. Then generously apply the RTV to where it spans the tear (no need to make sure the edges of the tear meet) and goes beyond the tear by about 3/8". The silicone is pliable and should flex enough to allow the boot to operate correctly. How long it will hold up, is another matter .... Bruce '73 GTV Silver Spring - your neighbor!! > Gentlemen, > > I found a slight tear in the front of my clutch slave boot during routine > service recently. This is the boot that seals the front of the slave to > the opening in the transaxel the throw out fork emerges through. A quick > but maybe not thorough search did not turn up a replacement. > > Truth is the tear is less than 1/4" and may be repairable. It is also > possible that this boot was cut off at one time by an un-knowing > mechanic. The end that seals to the transaxel is thin and unevenly > finished. > > Do any of you have a good replacement? > > Alternatively, do any of you know how to repair a tear? > > I don't want to use this boot as a guinea pig. So if you reply do be kind > enough to characterize your result. > > My thought is to drill a small hole at the end of the tear to distribute > any additional stress and stop more tearing. Then to attempt to rejoin > the section with "super glue" and cover the area with a patch. I have no > idea what type of patch material to use. And I am not a fan of super > glue, the only thing I know for sure it works on is skin. > > Any help is much appreciated. Scott Shure85 GTV-6Ellicott City, MD ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:41:43 -0400 From: Bruce Giller Subject: [alfa] Re: Re: Bilstein shocks Bruce, I used good ol' Google to find the site. Of course, like you, I had to read many of them to find one that told me what I wanted to know. I have no idea what I typed for the search string that lead me to the site. Bruce > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:21:25 -0400 (EDT) > From: [email protected] > Subject: [alfa] Re: Bilstein shocks > > The prizes for the correct answer go Bruce Giller and Jim Butler, even > though this was not a contest. What I failed to see, partially because it > was > filled with a cardboard plug, was the 5 mm Allen wrench hole in the top of > the rod. > > Thank you both. And, Bruce, what search engine did you used to find the > site you listed? I searched through many pages and never found your clue. > > Thanks again both of you, and others for suggestions that also would have > worked. > > For those of you who have never had to deal with rear shocks on the GTV-6, > here is the tiny access hole you must work through. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:03:27 -0400 (EDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [alfa] Re: Re: Bilstein shocks Well thanks for finding it. So, I have one side installed. But here is the problem. I cut off a 5mm Allen wrench to just fit in the rod end and not extend above it - small access opening. I used a ratchet 17mm box end wrench to tighten the lock nut. What happened was as the nut tightened down, the rod rose in the cavity trapping the Allen wrench. I had to move the ratchet wrench to the side so I could get an open end 17mm in to loosen the nut so the rod would retract and I could remove the Allen wrench. The good news is that at that point, I could tighten the nut without the rod rotating. I think I'll drill an appropriate holt on the other side so I can insert the Allen wrench from the top. The other absurdity is that the installation instructions state that the nit should be tightened to 82 NM. How the heck can I get a torque wrench in that opening? Talk about poor planning for maintenance. Do the Alfetta GT and the Milano have similar rear shock access issues? Regards, Bruce Sharer Raleigh, NC In a message dated 6/12/2012 4:48:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Bruce, I used good ol' Google to find the site. Of course, like you, I had to read many of them to find one that told me what I wanted to know. I have no idea what I typed for the search string that lead me to the site. Bruce ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:14:31 -0400 From: Bruce Giller Subject: Re: [alfa] Re: Re: Bilstein shocks Bruce, You'll just have to calibrate your arm to measure 82 NM (60.4 ft/lb). Train your right in metric and the left in English standard.... ;-} Bruce On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:03 PM, wrote: > ** > Well thanks for finding it. So, I have one side installed. But here is the > problem. I cut off a 5mm Allen wrench to just fit in the rod end and not > extend above it - small access opening. I used a ratchet 17mm box end > wrench to tighten the lock nut. What happened was as the nut tightened > down, the rod rose in the cavity trapping the Allen wrench. I had to move > the ratchet wrench to the side so I could get an open end 17mm in to loosen > the nut so the rod would retract and I could remove the Allen wrench. > > The good news is that at that point, I could tighten the nut without the > rod rotating. I think I'll drill an appropriate holt on the other side so I > can insert the Allen wrench from the top. > > The other absurdity is that the installation instructions state that the > nit should be tightened to 82 NM. How the heck can I get a torque wrench in > that opening? Talk about poor planning for maintenance. > > Do the Alfetta GT and the Milano have similar rear shock access issues? > > Regards, > Bruce Sharer > Raleigh, NC > > > > In a message dated 6/12/2012 4:48:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Bruce, > > I used good ol' Google to find the site. Of course, like you, I had to > read many of them to find one that told me what I wanted to know. I have > no idea what I typed for the search string that lead me to the site. > > Bruce ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:18:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Frank Wissman Subject: [alfa] Looking for Alfa service near Redwood City, Ca /Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:45:41 -0700 /From: Frank Schembri /Subject: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #2578 / / I have had good luck with Italian Performance in San Carlos. I have had the opposite experience with Don at Italian Performance - anyone else care to share their history? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:32:40 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: [alfa] Bilstein shocks I just file away the lock nuts, source normal (analog) nuts (not the same pitch/size as Koni's), and simply install with my fingers, then use two 17 mm (pretty sure that's right) and tighten the two nuts. Done and done. 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