milano parts - Page 3

spiderrey · #31 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 10:31 PM

my intentions are to go back in a day and grab the tranny. if the visor clips are good ill pull them for you. ill also look at pulling the steering column if its not to much work, someone wanted it. i also need the hood. and dont hate so much, you guys get to play in the snow.

superloaf · #32 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 10:48 PM

are all platinums LSD? is there some way to tell if a tranny is a platinum if it's outside the car? i.e. from the serial number or something else stamped on the casing?

kelly1mm · #33 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by superloaf

are all platinums LSD? is there some way to tell if a tranny is a platinum if it's outside the car? i.e. from the serial number or something else stamped on the casing?

Travis_k · #34 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 10:36 AM

From what I have heard, most platinums no longer have the LSD tranny, becasue alfa had to replace to many of them under warranty for bad syncros they didnt have enough, so they just put normal ones in. They all originally came with an lsd though.

**AR4me** · #35 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Travis_k

From what I have heard, most platinums no longer have the LSD tranny, becasue alfa had to replace to many of them under warranty for bad syncros they didnt have enough, so they just put normal ones in. They all originally came with an lsd though.

**nizam** · #36 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Travis_k

From what I have heard, most platinums no longer have the LSD tranny, becasue alfa had to replace to many of them under warranty for bad syncros they didnt have enough, so they just put normal ones in. They all originally came with an lsd though.

superloaf · #37 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 07:31 PM

there must be some way to tell an LSD from a standard? it must have some kind of markings or numbering, doesn't it?

**AR4me** · #38 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 08:51 PM

Sure way is to undo right side half-shaft and pull off diffirential side cover and inspect differential. There are no external markings on transaxle casing.
Jes

Travis_k · #39 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nizam

Wow, a new "old wives" (old mechanics'?) tale.

As Jes said above, it's highly unlikely this happened. The LSD clutches don't wear out that fast.

anders_v · #40 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 07:44 PM

How much is a good drivers door panel worth? I'd pay before you put the effort in if it's in great shape.

spiderrey · #41 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 08:17 PM

Ill check tommrow, you do know shipping something that size would run maybe 25 or 30 bucks. Thats just an estimate.

Tuomas · #42 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 04:34 AM

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they just swapped the whole box rather than rebuilding it.

**dscottj** · #43 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 06:27 AM

Alfa's dealer network in the late 80s did not have a particularly good reputation, so I don't find this completely surprising. And, if there's no external way to tell them apart, then there's no incentive for getting it right. I'm not saying that's what happened, I'm just saying it's possible.

spiderrey · #44 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 08:47 AM

Isnt just a matter of simply lifting the rear wheels off the ground and spinning the tires? If they spin in the same direction you have lsd. Opposite is the non lsd, does this make sense?

anders_v · #45 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by spiderrey

Ill check tommrow, you do know shipping something that size would run maybe 25 or 30 bucks. Thats just an estimate.