Hi Killer,
I read with interest the thread of this message.
I have been a mechanic and an Alfa driver for 18 years.
My personal experience is that spider gears don't break unless placed under extreme pressure. The only time they operate is around corners or when one wheel is turning at a different speed to the other. I watched the Bathurst 24 hour and the 156 GTA seemed to perform well till the driver pointed it to the wall.
Some of my friends have late model Alfa and apart from the odd electrical fault have not had any gearbox or mechanical problems. I think you are wise to talk to your dealer, but you may want to give Alfa a call directly or perhaps Nigel the mechanic who prepared the Bathurst 24 hour car.
Kind regards
GTB
Originally Posted by killer
Hi Barba,
can I ask you, how many Km did your car have when this problem occured and what reason did Alfa-centro give you for not fixing it under warranty, like were you racing the car in a supersprint or something? I find it very strange that a dealer would not fix such a problem if it occured during road use, My car has nearly 11000 km and have experienced no problems but I will be contacting my dealer Rick Damelian and see if they heard of anything about defective gearboxes, but do keep us posted of any new developments.
Cheers.
Killer