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    Barry reacted to puff4's post in the thread Unknown camshaft with Like Like.
    This discussion may be useful to you: https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/index.php?threads/camshaft-identification.30086/
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Shocks.
    The correct procedure with non-original parts is to cycle the front suspension through the full range of motion and carefully observe...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Shocks.
    The factory S-V front suspension system has "bump rubbers" (aka, bump stops) on the "lower links" (aka, lower A-arms) that limit...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Automatic trans. kickdown cable.
    I deleted my previous post because of an incorrect statement about the transmission end of the TV cable. On the BW35, the TV cable goes...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Battery Wiring.
    These threads would be a good starting place: https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/index.php?threads/burned-wire.30202/...
  • Barry
    Barry reacted to sunalp's post in the thread Bumper bolt issue with Like Like.
    It's just a 1/2" nut welded inside the frame horn. Be very careful if you tap the hole as , from my experience, it's only welded on one...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Bumper bolt issue.
    A 14 mm bolt is just a smidgen (0.011") smaller than a 9/16" bolt, so ..... it's a definite maybe.
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Speedo Cable Oil Seal?.
    It seems odd that there is enough pressure inside your transmission to force oil uphill through several feet of speedometer cable and...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Diff oil.
    Where is there any brass or other "yellow metal" in a Series Alpine rear axle assembly? Definitely in the transmission, but in the rear...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Clutch won't disengage.
    Is it possible that you combined an 8" clutch disc with a 7.5" clutch cover? If so, the outer circumference of the clutch disc may be...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Side to side wheel base.
    Your S-3 tracking straight indicates that the rear axle is "square" with the unibody centerline. A S-3 does not have a front axle, but...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Slave Cylinder.
    IIRC, the factory clutch master cylinder reservoir holds about 1.5 fluid ounces. The clutch master cylinder and clutch slave cylinder...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Front valance needed for Series II.
    With today's hourly rates at a good body shop, it might (if it fits) be a bargain compared to repairing a damaged lower front valence...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Slave Cylinder.
    If anything, it is the other way around. DOT 3 (aka, SAE 70R3) brake fluid was the automotive standard from the late 1940's until the...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Fun Alpine Pictures.
    The 1st-gen Mustang fastback and the 2nd-gen Corvair (behind the Mustang in the picture) were both introduced as 1965 models in...
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