Fixing a Giulia 'Wobbly' back end
Fixing a Giulia 'Wobbly' back end
Steven Murphy wrote:
Hi there
I read your tips on the wobbly back end of the Giulia and I have noticed
that you never mentioned the plastic spacer washers that fit between the
tee arm and the rubber bushes that bolt onto the chassis. If they are still
there you would probably not have bothered to replace them. On all except
one car that I have worked on or stripped they had fallen out. The plastic
they made in the early years did not stand up to time very well and ended
up getting all brittle and crumbling away. The one car they where still
on had been standing for a very long time and had a very low mileage but
was rusted beyond sensible repair. When I fitted this tee bar to my car
it wasn't long before they went missing as well. I found that by making
up some spacers from nylon in the form of a c (i.e. cut a slot just too
small to go over the centre pin into a large washer turned up in a lathe)
cured my back end wobble completely. The thickness I measured on the car
and made them to suite.
Regards
Steven
Thanks Steven!
This excerpt of the Giulia suspension manual page discusses
your issue in a little more detail. The car is designed to have a MAXIMUM
of 1 mm clearance, so there would naturally be a nasty side-to-side wobble
if one or both of the plastic washers were missing. Nylon, Delrin,
or better yet, Teflon all have some slipperiness so that the trunnion can
still pivot to soak up bumps while the washer is compressed between the
bushing and the trunnion during cornering. You should check periodically
to make sure they are in place, as hard driving will eventually chew up
your new washers just like the originals. Your solution is MUCH
easier than removing the trunion from the car and pulling the bushings just
to replace the plastic washers!!
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