Re: alfa-digest V7 #1293 - Keystone

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

    The key problem on the Alfetta was rust.  Plus for the 1975 and early 
1976 Alfettas it was the driveshaft donuts or giubos as they are called now 
days.  I put about 7 or 8 sets of donuts in my 75 Alfetta sedan in the first 
100,000 miles.  Of course, I did autocross it regularly and ran it hard 
always.  Those little chucks of hard rubber come out from under the car like 
a hand ball on steroids!
    The REAL GTV (not the Alfetta GT) from 1965 through 1974 IS the keystone. 
 A keystone is critical to a building.  The GTV is critical to the Alfa 
experience.
Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City
Winter is here.  It is only supposed to get up to 50F today.  May get snow 
tonight!

In a message dated 01/22/2000 8:49:45 AM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

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 Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:46:03 +0100
 From: jorn.bereng@domain.elided
 Subject: Re: Vehicular keystones
 
 Chris Kane wrote in AD # 1292:
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 Tom Callaghan's observation that every car has a Central Spatial Locator
 piece (keystone) has hit the nail right on the head. And, to make matters
 worse, it always seems to be that bit that breaks and needs fixing.
 
 From my own observations, I have identified the keystones on the following
 cars:
 
 AlfaSud: Handbrake cable. To replace, remove engine...
 AlfaSud Sprint: Speedo drive retaining clip. To replace, first break both
 wrists...
 Alfetta/GTV/GTV6/Guilietta/90/75:As noted by Tom.
 Alfa 164: Stepper motor gears: To replace, obtain T1000 Terminator, or
 mortgage your house.
 <snip> non Alfa content <snip>
 
 I'm sure there's more - has anyone else recorded staggering examples of
 design engineers who don't know which way round to hold a spanner?
 
 
 Chris Kane
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 From memory (I have no personal experience with the Montreal) I'd like to 
add:
 
 Alfa Montreal:  To replace water pump, remove engine
 
 I must have missed Tom Callaghan's original posting that started this
 thread, so I still don't know what the "keystone" on the Alfetta, GTV etc.
 actually is.  Could Tom or somebody else please repost it?
 
 Regards
 Jorn Bereng
 Oslo, Norway
 '82 GTV 2.0 (sleeping and waiting for summer)
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