Re: transaxle cars

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

What Andy says about the engine and gearbox being in the front (i.e. 
not a transaxle) is correct.  The long input shaft in the 
differential housing is so that the propshaft doesn't have to run 
above the deDion crossmember.  So d'A & T are wrong on this one.  If 
you'll refer to the links I posted the other day, the layout of the 
drivetrain is quite clear.
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~jee/junk/cutaways/alfa6(car)rear_end.jpg
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~jee/junk/cutaways/alfa6(car)cutaway.jpg

Joe Elliott


At 7:56 PM -0400 7/22/02, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:27:24 EDT
> From: AKress1948@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: transaxle cars
>
> i had always thought that the Alfa 6 used a 2.5 L V6 w/ transmission attached
> to it, in the front of the car.  after reading everyone (who obviously think
> differently), i did some checking in the sources i have.  my fusi doesn't go
> that late.   tipler and d'amico& tabucchi both say that the cars were
> transaxle.  however, d&a have a drawing of the "transaxle" and while there is
> a long skinny, tapering cast box from the nose of the dedion tubes to the the
> differential - there can't possibly be a transmission there - or at least no
> clutch - and if there are gears in there, they have to be reely teeny (the
> angle of view does not show what would be the shifter location).  in tipler,
> after specifiying  the car as transaxle, he has an elaborate  factory cutaway
> drawing he attributes to Bruno Betti "reveals the 2/5 litre V6 engine and
> gearbox unit, Alfetta type suspension front and rear,.."  shows the gear box
> unequivocally attached to the engine, and the long skinny pyramind box
> connecting drive shaft tail to diff.
> anyone ever seen one of these cars please clarify??
> Andy
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