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gtv11636 · Post by **gtv11636** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 6:22 pm

Hey Guys
anyone fitted the SZ Uniball on early alfetta\gtv\gtv6 models ? I know the late models de dion bushing wich also includes Milano 75 cars is taller then the one used in early alfetta's or GTV6, If anyone here done it with the early type of cars pleas let us know how.
I tought about cutting the spacers a bit, to shorten them.

BTW - I can also use for and against opinions about using the Uniball.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:10 am

I have one on my -77 GTV so it can be done, not sure if there is any actual differences in the de-Dion tube, I don't think there is.

For a street-car I cannot find ANY logical reason for fitting a steel bearing rather then a poly bushing, I have the poly bushing on my 75 and it is VERY good.
The rattle from the bearing is almost as loud as the engine in the GTV... But this is a race car so it is practically a perfect resonance chamber.

Greg Gordon · Post by **Greg Gordon** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:18 am

The SZ uniball works very well on a street car. By itself it doesn't make any noise, it just transmits the noise from driveline problems into the chassis. In other words if you have bad CV joints, wheel bearings etc you will hear it. However if all of that stuff is good it's perfectly quiet. I just drove my dad's car with the uniball in it the other day. It's still quiet after 120,000 miles. I have the poly bushing in my car and it's good too.

gtv11636 · Post by **gtv11636** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:46 am

Thanks to all of you.

Mats! the old de dion bushing is shorter then the one used on late GTV and MILANO, did you do it yourself ? do you remember how you fitted it to your 77 GTV ?

and a question to all of you, Do you know a good cheap surce to buy this Uniball kit? I know International auto parts sell those but they asking too much.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:23 am

It was in there when I got the car...

Plastic Pig · Post by **Plastic Pig** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:22 pm

gtv11636 wrote: Do you know a good cheap surce to buy this Uniball kit?

I got mine from E B Spares: www.ebspares.co.uk

Ron Simons also sells them: www.alfaromeo-performanceparts.com

gtv11636 · Post by **gtv11636** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:46 pm

Thanks!

Do you know maybe wich of them sell it for less?

Thank you
Tomer

Plastic Pig · Post by **Plastic Pig** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:07 pm

Why don't you ask them?

Greg Gordon · Post by **Greg Gordon** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:38 pm

They are expensive everywhere you go. It's strange but they went up in price a couple years ago by a factor of about 500% overnight!

gtv11636 · Post by **gtv11636** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:55 pm

Thanks Bill, I will!!
Greg! thats very interesting (and both weird)

Reale · Post by **Reale** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:13 am

I found it was cheaper to "outsource" the Uniball spherical bearing, and get the remainder of the parts from somebody that orders them direct from Alfa (DiFatta, Jon Norman, etc.).
Some places want over $100 US for the bearing alone. This is a $40 part (maybe less!).
-Al

gtv11636 · Post by **gtv11636** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:58 am

Does anyone knows The Sz Uniball parts alfa romeo original numbers ?
and BTW- "Reale", do you know the bearing number ?

Reale · Post by **Reale** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:39 am

Absolutely-
Let me go look at the boxes, and I will post the part numbers.

gtv11636 · Post by **gtv11636** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:58 am

Thanks Al

Did you bought yours by bearing number, not original alfa parts?

BTW - what other parts would i need for the instalation of the Uniball in a GTV except from the housing, uniball, spacers and circlip ? do i need more parts to go with that ?

Guran · Post by **Guran** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:18 am

This article says 605-52102, 605-52378, 608-00730. But I do not know if it is Alfa-numbers

http://alfa.denovich.org/twiki/bin/view ... tyleDedion

/Gustav

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