Hi folks. I'm just about to replace the pads on my girlfriend's 33 but I'm used to working on older cars ('63 AH Sprite). How do you get the pads out, I'm used...
Hi With most 33 calipers you remove the whole unit to change the pads. Once it is off you can remove the hydraulic unit from the carrier (you dont need to...
Hi Guys, I have re-entered the Alfa ownership and bought a series 2 33 (previously owned a Sud). Anyway, the car had a blown head gasket when I bought it and I...
Cheers for that. The car has Lockheed calipers. In the end I took the hydraulic unit off the carrier to do it and took the opportunity to lubricate the pins...
Speaking of head gaskets, how easy are they to change on a 16V engine? Anyone interested in my 1991H 33 P4? MOT just run out, but no reason why it shouldn't...
... shafts. It looks like it is as simple as undoing the hex cap screws and the CV drive shaft will just drop down and the gearbox can come out, but that...
Hi Alfa seemed to use loads of different calipers on the 33. The 1.3 series 3 I have is the only car that uses its front caliper, and it was never imported to...
... << Nightmare! I drove my P4 through a deep puddle and blew a head gasket (amoung other damage). In theory it is possible on a 16V to get the heads off with...
Yes I was offered the choice of two different bendix pads, and two lucas as well as the girling and that was even specifying exact model and year. Yup it's...
Guys, I have almost got the engine out and am starting to rebuild the head. The question I have is once I assemble the head and the camshaft carrier and...
Hi Which pads did you go for? I think the Bendix pads are what Alfa used originally. Most of the time I have been quite happy with the Mintex pads. They seem...
Hi There is a special tool to compress the cam bucket to allow you to remove and replace the shim. The Haynes manual shows a fabricated tool to do the same job...
does any have any colour pictures of the trofeo sud from the 1970's. i am look for pictures of the decals that came with the kit from autodelta as i am want to...
I dont have color pitures of the sud,...... but I have a very perfect model (scale 1:43). On the box it says Alfasud Trofeu, and it has a beautifully wide...
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That would be great if you could as its the only colour ones I know of. thankyou Regards Tony ... From: Alfafan <ip220569@...> To:...
Hi Tony, it might pay to have a look at Tim Rauen's site for more info on the original Trofeo cars: http://www.8ung.at/alfasud/asmo4e.html (colour pics of the...
Hi all, I'm replacing the front brake calipers on the front of my Alfasud. Any special pitfalls to be aware of? I don't care about reconnecting the handbrake...
Found my first major problem and I guess it might be specific to cars with the 4->1 exhaust (as common in New Zealand Trofeo cars). Removed bolts from right...
... cars ... Removed ... driveshafts) ... moves ... Lex, When I replaced the manifold on my Sud I was advised by the chief engineer at work to use brass nuts...
Hi Alex If you do decide to take the handbrake cable off (as I have done) be aware of the fact that this will affect the performance of your brakes as a whole....
Thanks Grant, I had spare set of calipers which I got a brake specialist to remove all those internal handbrake related parts and rebuild the calipers, so that...
... Any special pitfalls to be aware of?< Hullo Lex, I've sometimes had problems unscrewing the rigid brake lines from the calipers - hard to get at, and...
Thanks Graham and all others that made suggestions, but now I seem to have another problem. Worked most of Saturday and half the night to get the car ready for...
Sorry to hear of your problems, Lex- it's a devil of a thing when you slave your guts out to be ready for an event the next day and it all turns to custard....
Hello all, Sorry to hear about your brakes Alex. Can't shed any light on that specifically. Like Graham, I've just had m/c's fail outright. On the brake...
Hi All.. I'm from Perth in Western Australia. I own a 1984 alfa 33, which is also known as the QV version. I love the car for both the driving and racing...
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