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  5. Posted · Edited by Gibot123 · Report reply

    You could try taping the pump and see if it comes back to life?

    Have you had any warnigs on the dash?

    Have you got a code scanner to check if anything has logged up?

    Is there any signs of fluid leaks is the fluid at correct level?

    I know that the sele is a bit fussy about new parts and some need to be programmed in but didn't think the pump was one?

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    Right I had not realised they were not welded now I understand why the problem is occurring and your reason for saying they don't stretch.

    Thankyou for clearing that up I was confused because I believed they were welded.

    Your reply makes complete sense.

    Is it possible to use an after market clamp or is it a straight replacement arb?

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    Hi I'm not going to disagree as I've not tried this but am I right in thinking that the collars are welded to the bar and that they should not move. If in that case they are still intact and not broken off what has happened?

    I am learning and not intending to give wrong info to people and when I read the post it made a lot of sense .

    This seems to be a common problem with this particular setup .

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    Yes apparently you cut out a circle like a large washer if you follow me and fit it like a spacer . The guy that wrote the thread had done it using a nylon 5mm chopping board due to it having good ware properties know it sound a bit odd but says its lasted ages and solved a lot of knocking that he couldn't put right when he had changed all the upper and lower bushes including the arb bush and drop links .

    The 5mm board was due to the fact that he had a total play of 10 mm. And as the cost of a new arb was a bit pricey this is how he fixed it.

    It also stops the drop links rubbing which is normally caused by the arb moving from side to side.

    Not sure if this would be a Alfa recommended fix obviously . But seems to solve the problem.

    There were other suggestions for fitting collars as on race cars to do the same job but depended on the distance of travel you needed to deal with.

    From what I can gather the problem is caused due to the fact that the collars on the arb are really the wrong side of the bush this is why they stretch as much as they do.

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    Right the anti roll bar has a habit of stretching this means that the collar may not be broken. Read a few threads elsewhere on this and the solution seem to be to centralise the arb then measure the gap between the collar and the bush and make a spacer from an old nylon chopping board with a cut in the bottom to allow you to force it over the arb on both sides between the bush and collar same thickness as the gap.

    The only othe alternative is to replace the arb these are not cheap . Changing the drop links and bushes regularly helps to reduce the wear on the arb so not causing to stretch so much

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    Either are good and not much in the price the quotes I had from the aircon local mobile chap was a fiver less than QuickFit.

    The biggest issue with air con is the safe disposal of the old gas not a very green product.

    I did see something recently about a Eco friendly version but can't find the place I read it will look into this further.The other thing to remember is that most good places will do a pressure check on the system before refilling so you know if there is a problem. Also the work will be covered by the standard garantee .

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