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Technical => 116 Series (Alfetta Sedan/GT/GTV & Giulietta Sedan) => Topic started by: NSharpley on August 14, 2022, 06:07:08 PM

Title: Donut contact on inside of bell housing
Post by: NSharpley on August 14, 2022, 06:07:08 PM
Trying to work out in my head how there can be lateral movement in the donut if the spigot bush is functioning as it should and the donut is in tact.

I have eyeballed the donut and it appears fine yet there are obvious marks on the inside of the bell housing and on the outer surfaces of the donut to indicate contact.

Suggestions?

Title: Re: Donut contact on inside of bell housing
Post by: Craig_m67 on August 14, 2022, 06:34:48 PM
Floppy, sloppy, loose, torn gearbox (or engine) mount?

Title: Re: Donut contact on inside of bell housing
Post by: GTVeloce on August 17, 2022, 08:24:12 AM
As Craig said, your mounts are allowing too much movement of the driveline. Probably on startup or shutdown, or possibly gear changes.
Title: Re: Donut contact on inside of bell housing
Post by: MD on August 18, 2022, 05:37:29 PM
..."spigot bush is functioning as it should and the donut is in tact".. none of that tells me that the spigot locating bearing is not substantially worn or that there is not too much clearance in the flywheel receptor. Borderline possibility.

Failing that, your rear engine mount could be completely flogged out and it is doing a lateral move under torque reaction say as would arise from a standing start. It would have to move an awful lot for it to cause the contact and you would be noticing other issues as well.

Do you have the correct combination of rear engine mount and Guibo size ?
Title: Re: Donut contact on inside of bell housing
Post by: NSharpley on September 25, 2022, 09:51:32 PM
Just for the sake of it ...

It was the front donut.   Major split!

Vibrations then snapped the spigot bush shaft causing the propshaft to swing around inside the bell housing.