RE: more on gear lightening- Warranties!

["Jason Hagen" <hagen_jason1@xxxxxxx>]

I agree with Spencer that we keep these cars running way past their intended 
life-span.  However, the second gear problem was chronic and could appear 
well within the intended life-span.  I am certain that Alfa knew this.  
Lightening the gears not only costs money, but may affect reliability and 
strength of the gears.  Who knows.  Also, warranties today are not what they 
were back in old days.  Alfa would certainly been forced by the economics to 
improve the transmission if they had to comply with today's warranties of 5, 
7, or 10! years, x,000 miles.  Crap, I think my '73 Spider came with a 6 
month, 5,000 mile warranty- pretty sure the shifting lasted through that!

-Jason Hagen
'73 Spider
'95 164Q
Ex-Ford Engineer that had to design stuff to make it through a warranty 
period...



> From: "Spencer, Graham" <Graham.Spencer@domain.elided>
> Reply-To: "Spencer, Graham" <Graham.Spencer@domain.elided>
> To: alfa@domain.elided
> Subject: RE: more on gear lightening
> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:48:46 -0400
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: GModelle@domain.elided
> > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 9:03 AM
> > Subject: more on gear lightening
> >
> >
> > Gentle Alfisti,
> > If lightening the gears proves so beneficial for the Alfa
> > gearbox, why didn't
> > they do it in the factory?
> > modelle in somers point
> > 115.01
> > 115.02
>
> I would hazard that many of our cars have exceded the lifespan, or simple
> requirements that the cars were originally engineered for. I'm sure a
> properly rebuilt gear box will function nicely, but as most of us intend on
> keeping these cars on the road as long as possible, the engineering
> requirements change. Why simply do a rebuild, when for a few dollars more,
> you can perhaps never need another one, and improve the shifting in the
> process?
>
> I guess that's a long winded way of saying, the factory was right, but as
> we've perhaps deviated from the original requirements, perhaps a few
> enhancements are in order. My .02
>
> Along those lines, anyone know where I can get a used transaxle to rebuild?
> Mine is TOAST, and I'd prefer to rebuild another unit, and then replace 
> mine
> when it's done, thus keeping my car on the road as long as possible.
>
> Respectfully,
> Graham
> 85 GTV6
> Tampa Bay
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