Re: Alfetta vs. Milano transaxles

["Obie Fayth" <bibendum59@domain.elided>]

    The alfettas have single plate clutches like the Milano (only GTV6s 
have the twin disk setup). The milano unit is beefier and can be bolted on.
    Milanos have the isostatic shift linkage. You have to swap over a part 
from inside the milano transaxle if you want to keep the isostatic setup on 
the alfetta box (swapping the part is actually quite easy).
    Speedometer drives are completely different. Alfettas used a plastic 
gear to drive the speedo cable, milanos use a hall effect sensor that reads 
notches machined into the end of the lay shaft. This might be the hardest 
part to convert.
    Before you actually swap anything over you might want to make sure that 
your clutch isn't the cause of the problems. A couple of years ago I bought 
a gtv6 that had been sitting for a number of years. The clutch didn't want 
to release fully so I took it out for a short drive around the neighborhood 
with plenty of stops and starts hoping to free it up. After several blocks 
of abuse a shrill screech began to emanate from the transaxle area -- kind 
of a slipping belt type of noise. The car ran and drove fine, but the sound 
would not go away so I tried to gently coax the vehicle back to the relative 
comfort of my driveway. I made it to within 25' of home when the car died 
and refused to crank.
    To make a long story short one of the clutch disks had fractured and 
the loose pieces became jammed between the clutch and the housing making the 
screeching sound. Eventually the broken pieces prevented the clutch from 
turning which is why the engine would no longer crank. If your clutch is not 
disengaging correctly or if the noise does not go away when the car is 
stationary and the clutch is disengaged you could have a similar problem.

-Obie
Tacoma, Wa.
assorted alfas




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