Propeller shaft, Rear Axle, Number of teeth, adjustments and overall ratios
Engine, Gearbox, Rear Axle, Propeller Shaft, Front Suspension, Rear Suspension, Steering, Brakes
General dimensions, weight, towing and other Capacities of Alpines and Rapiers
Rootes family tree – published by Carsten Justensen of the Rootes Danmark Club
by Chris Laisi I recently went through a clutch replacement on my ’64 Alpine. I hope the information I found can be of some help to someone attempting to do the job. I have owned the car for eighteen years and have done all the maintenance, but this is the first time the clutch needed (more…)
Notes for finding and replacing shocks
by Jim Morrison I am a firm believer in silicone brake and clutch fluid in Sunbeams. Unlike the Girling fluid, it is not hygroscopic (thereby keeping the inside of the master and slave cylinders from collecting water and corroding), and won’t take the paint off your car even if you area bit careless. But I (more…)
Originally printed 9/78 Many Alpine and Tiger owners have expressed concern over inefficient heater defrosters. This problem is not so much one of design but of attention to details. Please note that none of the heater cores, except Tigers from #38200001 (Mark IA), are sealed in any way to the body at the blower air-intake (more…)
by Jim Anderson Tiger Tales, the newsletter of the California Association of Tiger Owners, carried a rather disturbing editorial, entitled “Time Bomb!”. Written by Herb Mosley, the newsletter’s technical editor, the article begins: “Every Tiger on the road with an unreinforced crossmember is a time bomb waiting to go off “. Until this critical assembly (more…)
by Rich Bakula My 1965 Tiger (Serial No. B9473202) developed an extreme case of chewed flywheel teeth. This was probably started about 12 years ago by a starter gear, which was hanging up on the shaft. When my mechanic (Gary Turner at GT Automotive) took everything apart, we also discovered that the clutch disc had (more…)