Re: Subject: '79 Alfetta Sedan Project - Drive line "clunk"

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@domain.elided>]

Thanks, Martin.  Russ, in an earlier post, wrote that he did not think you
have to drop the driveshaft to change the mounts.  I would certainly like
not to have to do that.

I have been under the car a lot since acquiring it from the original owner
who purchased it in New York City.  He's a airline pilot and now lives in
Tucumseh, Michigan.  Didn't drive the car int he winter there be it acquired
much surface rust from sitting in a cement floor garage for two years.

The biggest pain so far has been bleeding and adjusting the rear calipers.
Finally got them to bleed but the adjustment screw don't seem to work.

More as the Alfetta project continues.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Kraus" <krausy@domain.elided>
To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>; "Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 8:57 PM
Subject: Subject: '79 Alfetta Sedan Project - Drive line "clunk"


> don,
> check these things first:
> shift linkage - might hit the driveshaft on gear changes, check for sloppy
> shifter, marks on the driveshaft and attachment to gear selector rod at
the
> trans end
> rear trans mount - easily visible
> left & right front trans mounts - i think you should be able to take a
look at
> them from the front under the car. have a helper jack-up the front of the
> trans very slowly & carefully, it shouldnt move up at the front. to change
> them, you have to disconnect the driveshaft and drop the cross member, if
> memory serves me right
> worst case would be that the de-dion bush in the front of the a-arm-
although
> you'd hear the clunck regardless if you shift or not by just driving over
some
> rough surface or if you hit a lane marker, speed hump etc.....
> pressing this bush in and out is an absolute PITA for a home job, I
wouldn't
> do it myself (again) unless I have the whole thing out and I can use a
press
> or a huge vice .. Also check for the big washer that fits between the
cross
> member and the bush at the top. The washer maybe missing, which together
with
> a worn bush may explain the tight clearance of the slave to the floor.
>
> while you under there you may want to check the brake rotors/pads/hoses
for
> wear and the driveshaft & axleshaft bolts for tightness...
> good luck,
> martin in sydney
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