Alignment and Gearbox Questions

[Two Dogs]

First one, I'm almost to scared to ask but I have noticed that the rear wheels on my Alfetta sedan are off to one side by about 20mm, so the question is:

Is there a possibility that the rear end can be set up poorly and needs adjustment or does it mean it's been whacked good and needs to go on a jig and straightened ?

Secondly, do sedans and GTV's have the same transaxle e.g. interchangable ?

Thanks Two Dogs

[MD]

Is there a possibility that the rear end can be set up poorly and needs adjustment or does it mean it's been whacked good and needs to go on a jig and straightened ?

..yes and yes.

Secondly, do sedans and GTV's have the same transaxle e.g. interchangable ?

that's a yes.

[Two Dogs]

Thanks for the reply.

Specifically what area should I be looking at to determine wether it is a (hopefully) suspension set up problem ?

I have had a look through my repair manual but nothing seems particularly obvious to me.

Two Dogs

[MD]

OK. Sometimes you just have to have some qualified trade help. We all do. Please research your own area for a good wheel alignment workshop. Ask them to measure the alignments front > rear. If the geometry is not too far to adjust, things may only need an alignment and you can then forget about it. If not, they will advise you how to modify it for correction.

It is not beyond the realm of possibility that the wheel alignment is correct, however, the body fit of this alignment is just a classic "Monday" built car. It coud also be as you fear, a poor repair job. You need to find that out and it can't happen on an discussion forum. A good workshop inspection will reveal that.

The cost of such an inspection is minimal.

[Two Dogs]

Thanks for that, I was hoping it may just have been a case of the De Dion assembly attachment points at the front being adjusted(simple task).

Two Dogs