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- From: eur@dutncp2.tn.tudelft.nl (Eur van Andel)
- Subject: Rear brake trouble Alfa Romeo Giulietta
- Message-ID: <eur.711971721@dutncp8>
- Summary: Trouble in removing rear brakes from Alfa
- Keywords: Alfa, brakes
- Sender: news@dutrun2.tudelft.nl (UseNet News System)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: dutncp8.tn.tudelft.nl
- Organisation: TU Delft, The Netherlands
- Organization: Delft University of Technology
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 09:55:21 GMT
- Lines: 48
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- Hi Netters
-
-
- I bought two Alfa Romeo Giulietta's for $300 and have some trouble.
-
- As you may or may not know, the rear disc brakes on an Alfa Romeo are
- near the gearbox/clutch in the back. My brake pads are worn, and I'd
- like to replace them.
-
-
- The brake claw(?) looks like this, seen from the back:
-
-
-
- /------------------------------\ inside
- | |
- N| --------------- SS |
- IIN| | DISC | |
- N| | DISC nn| |
- \______/ DISC nn\_______/
- DISC
- DISC
-
-
- SS is a small bolt to adjust the inner cylinder for the handbrake.
-
- II is an imbus (inner hexagonal) bolt with a nut NN on it to fasten it.
- It is supposed to be for adjusting the handbrake on the outer cylinder.
-
- The trouble is: I can put the new brake pad in on the inside, but not in
- the outside. However I turn the nut or imbus bolt, the outside cylinder
- ceeps coming to the disk, and no amount of force can move it back.
-
- I can't seem to remove the brake either, because of nut nn.
- This is the nut which tightens the brake to the gearbox, but if I turn it
- it comes against the disc and that's it. There is too little space
- between the disc and the bolt out of the gearbox to remove the nut.
-
- What should I do? Has anyone any idea how the outer nut NN together
- with the imbus bolt II works? How should I turn it?
-
- Has anyone removed such a brake succesfully? My manual says:
- remove nuts, remove claw. :-(
-
- The disc is bolted to the gearbox-axle with six imbus bolts, and you can
- guess how corroded they are :-<
-
- Thanks for any advice, eur.
-