Enjoyed this one mate. Great enthusiasm throughout. I can tell you enjoy these kind of jobs but also credit to you for also including some of the frustrations that can come with even the simplest of jobs. Things are rarely ever straight forward when working on old cars. Ive done this countless times on countless cars and I absolutely felt your pain. Good on you for being real 👏🏼👍🏼
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Oh yeah plenty of swear words on this one
@molluscturtle
7 ай бұрын
I got myself one of those little 3/8” ratchets after watching lots of your videos, Neil. Excellent thing. You should be on commission When I watch these videos I always end up thing how much I’d love a car lift - there was a lot of hard work in changing that lot, just imagine how much worse it would have been lying on your back under the car. .
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
There great. A lift is an expensive investment
@craigfielding8759
7 ай бұрын
Thank you again for sorting it out for me, it did go quite spectacularly! Definitely not trusting that previous garage for Alfa repairs again!
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Told you, you would be shocked.
@veroshamlalbeharie4138
7 ай бұрын
Lovely 156 v6 you have there...
@craigfielding8759
7 ай бұрын
Thank you, I’ve had it about 4.5 years now. There is a few more videos of it on this channel always a good watch!
@veroshamlalbeharie4138
7 ай бұрын
@@craigfielding8759 excellent! I have a 2000 156 v6 pre facelift dash for 10years and a 156 jtd 2.4 facelift dash for 3years, however my 156 v6 is still my favourite!
@MrBenzcdi
7 ай бұрын
@@craigfielding8759like the little boot spoiler, very smart. the car has a series 1 bumper but series 2 dash? i thought that only GTA had that
@bastogne315
7 ай бұрын
Great presentation. Lovely positive attitude and.....you nearly smiled.❤❤❤❤😊
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Haha.
@geoffarmitage6087
7 ай бұрын
Bravo Neil for another great repair job but I do think someone needs to go and stand on the naughty step for a while for letting things get so bad in the first place !
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Prob more so the garage for fitting a cheap wheel bearing
@woodant1981
4 ай бұрын
Mate I am so glad people are keeping 156s alive. I miss my dad's one so much and that went 10 years ago! A masterclass in design but a real heartbreaker
@xyesman5519
7 ай бұрын
Great ! More of rhis kind, please. Always good seeing that we as amateurs are able to have the same words as pros while working on Alfas
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Will do!
@jonathanperry4189
7 ай бұрын
The car that got me in to Alfa, 156 2.0 TS.veloce . That engine ❤ I do fancy getting one again to keep
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Prices are starting to rise on the .2.5
@JonBonDonegan
7 ай бұрын
Always happy to see you’ve upload a vid! #alfa #car #youtube #vlog #alfaromeo #repair
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Cheers
@ranat5526
5 ай бұрын
The hanging in the 'AIR' brake caliper is doing my head in!
@ItaliaAutos
5 ай бұрын
Does my head in when people don't see the bungie cord holding the caliper. 😅👍
@kevinoleary6906
7 ай бұрын
Great work Neil. Reminds me of a few weeks ago when the inner bush on the lower wishbone failed on my GT. I did briefly think about attempting to replace it myself. After seeing your struggles I’m glad I put the job in the capable hands of my local Alfa specialist! Not something to be attempted on the driveway methinks. Anyway both now replaced and tracking reset.
@daniellee9015
7 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant video Neil ❤👍I've never seen anything like that before brilliant
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Cheers. Thanks for watching
@user-kf1he2pk3l
7 ай бұрын
Brilliant video, thank you.
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@pantaAR156.1.8TS.
7 ай бұрын
Great video Neil, like always, greetings from Smederevo, Serbia...
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Cheers. That's a good distance from the UK
@jamesdecross1035
7 ай бұрын
The owner really needs to replace those bits on the other side, too.
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Yeah this was just about getting it back on the road. Back in to me in the new year.
@robertadamski
7 ай бұрын
Yeah I understand your pain of fitting back new lower wishbones they can be a pain in the ass, especially lining up the bolts, I did it this summer on mine 156, anyways great video. Cheers!
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Cheers. Thanks for the comment
@veroshamlalbeharie4138
7 ай бұрын
The trick for fitting the wishbones on these car's is to always fit the inner rear (longest) bolt first and then the rest.
@robertadamski
7 ай бұрын
@@veroshamlalbeharie4138 Yep you are right, it took me some time to figure it out when I was doing this some years ago.
@rxerxe3546
7 ай бұрын
@@veroshamlalbeharie4138 The real trick is to put the wishbone in first - it goes in like a lamb if there is nothing else there. If I'm going to do a lower wishbone, I strip out all of the suspension, and tie the drive shaft out of the way.
@MrShadownoise
5 ай бұрын
The two I've done were supplied by TRW with the bushed mounts rotated to a position that was going to make it difficult. Wrench them round with molegrips or a waterpump spanner so the flat base is parallel with the flat part of the subframe and it's a non-issue, bolts go straight in. The other trick is to jack the opposite wheel to lift the ARB so it's not obstructing the new wishbone going into its new home.
@autoazure
7 ай бұрын
Great, a wee beer and an Italian Autos short vid! Cheers Neil!
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Glad to entertain you.
@ofeliawotsits6080
7 ай бұрын
On my old ‘99 Audi A6 it developed a noise so bad that I thought it was some of the exhaust heat shield coming into contact with the prop shaft to the back drive box. It turned out to be a wheel bearing that was so bad that I could rock the wheel back and forth. I took the bearing apart and was just shocked, but more amazed that it had all hung together and just suddenly started making this loud unrecognisable sound. Bearings had always gradually worn out and left me know long before that they needed changing!
@rezaq1
7 ай бұрын
I cannot believe garages still leave the mass of a brake caliper and the kingpin suspended on the feeble and old brake line!
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Did you not see the bungie cords
@rezaq1
7 ай бұрын
@@ItaliaAutos yep just spotted. Thought it was the brake line!
@bastogne315
7 ай бұрын
That s in beautiful condition ❤❤
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
It's nice but needs a bit of tlc now.
@jameskirk7746
7 ай бұрын
Really useful vid, thanks for posting it. Will this need a wheel alignment now?
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Yes it will
@bengtrosengren9624
7 ай бұрын
U r the man!
@Irvine7214x6apc
7 ай бұрын
03:20 - a proper WTF moment LOL
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Sure was haha
@xheniszela375
7 ай бұрын
I love this channel , bro i need a suggestion , im going to change the clutch cilinder slave , what you suggest to do . My car is a 159 1.9 jtdm manual gearbox
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Gearbox off job
@Brisbane2024
7 ай бұрын
Great work and really crazy to see such a destroyed bearing. One point I was wondering about that you tightened the lower wishbone screw already on the lifter. Should these not be tightened finally under load? Thanks and have nice Christmas 🎄
@Zion-jw3gm
7 ай бұрын
Yes I think they should be but he did in fact jack it up to near the ride height of the wheel when on the ground when he tightened it
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
At least you spotted it.
@Brisbane2024
7 ай бұрын
@@ItaliaAutos You are right! Seems my eyes were to slow while watching first time😢 But I saw it in replay 😃👍
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Haha no worries.
@alancampbell1008
7 ай бұрын
That bearing must've been singing like a bird for some time....how could someone miss that?
@Zion-jw3gm
7 ай бұрын
I had Fitted an SKW drive shaft that looks great, but it's been bothering me that they didn't accommodate the metal braces that go across the bolts for the gearbox connection. Is there a need for concern and what are those braces actually for? ??
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Helps to stop the bolts from shearing off because of the torque
@Zion-jw3gm
7 ай бұрын
@@ItaliaAutos oh great! So SKW missed a key design element. 🙁
@carsyoungtimerfreak1149
7 ай бұрын
Nice job, nice car. I once had a 156 2,4 JTD, awesome car yet driving position not so good for me. Don't you have to de a re-alignment when replacing a wishbone? I tend to not do it as well, but is that OK?
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Yes but I spotted a few other faults so it's coming back in in the new year.
@carsyoungtimerfreak1149
7 ай бұрын
@@ItaliaAutos Thank you!
@karenmurray3098
7 ай бұрын
great work neil, nothing like a "liverpool screwdriver" to make stubbon parts coperate ?
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Works a treat. Thanks for watching
@merlin51h84
7 ай бұрын
Just wondering, should one replace both wheel bearings at the same time since the other might end up failing too?
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Nope we drive on the left so passenger side takes more weight.
@kimwalton2873
7 ай бұрын
That front passenger noise must have been ignored for quite some time?🤔
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Maybe
@rezaq1
7 ай бұрын
I quite like the Original Birth stuff. I have used tonnes of it on Fiat Coupes; they’re lower arms were always very good and fit well.
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
I don't use birth for 147 156 wishbones anymore.
@rezaq1
7 ай бұрын
@@ItaliaAutos what’s a good 156 arm now? I may have some Lemforder ones somewhere in my lock up
@chrisrichmond403
7 ай бұрын
Yes Alfa’s are fickle and frustrating to their owners & mechanics as well, Yes we curse them but overall we love them really .
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Too right.
@a11csc
7 ай бұрын
nice one neil,even if it was a pain in the ass lol
@user-qp4qw1en3t
7 ай бұрын
Why do I get the feeling the failed replacement bearing & hub were hammered together and not carefully pressed in.
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
That was my conclusion too
@jamesdecross1035
7 ай бұрын
For how long was that driving around like that to get that bad???
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
To long
@trevizese
7 ай бұрын
Always endless fun the lower wishbones. Doesn't help that the threads are made of cheese also.
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
They sure can be
@trevizese
7 ай бұрын
I do prefer doing them compared to the long bolt in the rear suspension. 😂
@jack-on-cfw6290
7 ай бұрын
Hello I have a 2007 2.0 147 tspark that needs an engine rebuild is there any possibility what that I could pick your brains if so what could I message you on Thanks
@anakondase
7 ай бұрын
I just wonder how it could have gone that far. The bearing must have been making noise for a long time.
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
a fair while.
@petermclynn2926
7 ай бұрын
It would be interesting to see the cost of these jobs
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Total was about £470.
@dusankocisevic6823
7 ай бұрын
ALFA ROMEO. Love it, or hate it. Cheers guys, Happy Holidays🇮🇹🇮🇹
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Cheers. You too.
@BuilditUK
7 ай бұрын
So let me see... a knackered driveshaft, a totally knackered ball joint and as for the bearing... Just what was this car driving like even before it total'd its bearing???? And i have replaced 3 of those lower wishbones now, without the benefit of a car lift so i feel your pain
@rezaq1
7 ай бұрын
Yeah; I hate these cars as well. Although we just got a Vela Blue V6 to rekindle the 156 love. I know it will end terribly; it’s in the garage having the belts and pump changed together with welding, brakes, and suspension springs.
@RumpleXstillXskin
7 ай бұрын
Neil have views in proved doing the vids later in the day compared to sun morn ? 👍
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
A little.
@benestockade
7 ай бұрын
4:14 boy, you shouldn`t let those 2 things hanging in the air?
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
If you see later in the video all supported by bungie cords.
@Isus666999
7 ай бұрын
why not just change he CV joint?
@ItaliaAutos
7 ай бұрын
Because the complete shaft wasn't that expensive
@akaeric2
7 ай бұрын
Is it a myth that you shouldnt leave a brake caliper hanging from the brake line?....or should you have spurs on your boots?..😉.yes you did eventually use a bungee cord..👍👍
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