Broken pivot pin - Milano

[Ralph Moorhouse <ralphmo@domain.elided>]

Well it turned out that the clutch problem I posted last week was a broken 
pivot pin (Symptoms - sudden limited clutch movement - fortunately only had 
to shift 3 or 4 times before I got home).  That's the good news!!  The BAD 
news is that it broke off flush with the housing, i.e behind the 
shoulder!!!!  This increases the magnitude of the fix-it, many-fold.

Anyone else had this happen?  I see no alternative but to remove the front 
of the trans/clutch & try use a thread extractor to remove the remains of 
the thread.  Any thoughts?

BTW the PO's mechanic had made 5 notches in the pivot pin shoulder (i.e. 
the flat that rests against the rear housing when threaded in),  I wonder 
if these contributed to the failure by reducing the surface area that 
stabilizes the pin?

And so my list of Alfa clutch related problems in the past year grows....

Spider: Slave cylinder let go -drove home without clutch
Spider: Fingers on pressure plate failed - probably age related ('74 & 
never changed)
GTV-6:  Slave cylinder hose split due to PO's somewhat bizarre re plumbing
Milano:  Pivot pin

What next..............?

Ralph
Houston TX

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