Re: Clutch on 33

["David R Johnson" <johnsnd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 10, 10:51am, Andrew Halket wrote:

>> I also put on new calipers (found very cheap at a dealer closing down) at
the
>> same time since I had the brake dragging problem.  Remember to remove the
>> handbrake cable from the the calipers.  This is a huge pain,
>
> None at all - the handbrake on a 33 is conventional and on the rear drums.
> Also, the front discs are now outboard.

Andrew, thanks for the correction.  My only experience of the 33 is from the
passenger seat, so I was not aware of these differences.  Sounds like Alfa took
a step backward in elegance (most likely in order to take a step forward in
reliability and ease of maintenance).  Of course, this should make the Sud
procedure I outlined even easier on a 33.  This method is only really viable
because of the convenient shape of the boxer engine, which gives you the
required stability on the jacks.  I don't think this would work on an in-line
design.  I presume I was correct that the 33 still has the flat 4 cylinder?  It
seems my knowledge of UK Alfas is so out-of-date I can no longer assume
anything :(.

Dave J.
1982 GTV6

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