Re: milano clutch (warning - whining and bitching)

["Colin Verrilli" <verrilli@VNET.IBM.COM>]

Jan Ben <ben@lucent.com> writes:
> Now that I know people can hear me , please let me vent...
> Well, turned out the fork pivot is SUSPENDED (sorry if it's old news to
> you, but I was surprised)  so it's loaded in tension, not compression.
> Talking about doing things ass-backwds!    The damn thing is made of
> mild steel, the ball head is 3/4" or so OD, stemmed to maybe 10mm
> without any relief .  Every time you depress the clutch, the stem load
> cycles (2x actually).    no wonder it fatigues.
> I was trying to think of ANYTHING that could be done wrongly by the
> PO or PO's mechanic
> during previous clutch work, to vindicate Alfa.. I am at a loss - I'd
> LOVE to hear why it's not Alfa's fault - please restore my faith!
> BTW, the pivot is a stock item at IAP, if it's any clue.. ("Oh yeah,
> they brake all the time").

You're supposed to keep it lubricated! ;-)
Mine broke too. Had to take the clutch out to remove the stub. Have fun!
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Colin Verrilli     Raleigh, NC     verrilli@vnet.ibm.com
'84 GTV6
'87 Milano Gold
'94 164LS Auto
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