Re: It's stuck,folks..(Alfetta's transaxle frozen)

[jonathan coates <alfa@domain.elided>]

In message , Brian Shorey <bshorey@domain.elided> writes
>some more thoughts on terry's gearbox..
>
>i was perusing the gtv6/milano workshop manual the other day (i love having
>all this stuff in html format, thanks tom w!) and stumbled across the
>section for gearbox removal.  keeping in mind that i've always removed the
>entire transaxle when playing around in that area, it made for some
>interesting reading.
>
>basically, the factory procedure seems to be to undo the drive shaft at the
>front of the tranny, undo the shift linkage, then lower the front of the
>transaxle (holding it down with some special alfa tool that can easily be
>replaced by two 6" tubafors).  at that point the case is split and the
>gearbox is removed, leaving the housing and differential in the car.
>
>i've never tried this, but it seems much simpler than replacing an entire
>transaxle - you don't have to mess with the half shafts, brake lines, etc,
>and you're probably only dealing with half the weight of the transaxle.
>should be less than a day job if you have a fresh gearbox ready to slide
>back in.
Is there a problem with the meshing of the hypoid differential gear?
I thought these were a matched pair?
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jonathan coates

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