You make it look too easy Neil! 🤣🤣🤣

I could have used this three years ago when I bought my first 156. Took me two and a half days, lots of swearing and bruised knuckles. Managed to do it without removing the hub nut, but that's only because i couldn't get it to come off. And I managed to start cross thrashing one of the castings, thankfully I was able to borrow a thread tap from work and was able to fix it. Love watching these videos, they're well presented, easy to understand, and i'm sure have helped a lot of Alfa owners save some money.

Did this job today on jack stands. Obviously 80% of bolts were stuck. Still, got there in the end. Lining it up was tricky but used a trolley jack to lift up antiroll bar sightly and took off the form (E14 socket required). So, can be done on jack stands but pretty laborious. Not a job I would do again. Except I'm going to do the other side this weekend. Thanks so much for the video, this video plus the AutoDoc video gave me the confidence to do this on my own.

Oh I am so glad you made this film, my new wishbones are on the way. 👌

oh man, saved my day again on the controller arm removal. guess I was a bit shy on it. thanks Neil! off to change passenger side brake line :S keep up the good work

Excellent video, I particularly enjoyed the 'tap with a hammer' at 1:06 🤣

replaced the engine in my backyard and in order to remove the driveshaft form gearbox, unbolted the 4 15 mm bolts and the 19mm bolt! al good, put the new engine and gearbox in, and had to agree, to reinstall the bolts was a real pain in the ass! only managed to fit the left side, but the right side stil drives me crazy! the car is jacked so it s like 100 times harder any operation! thanks for your video, gives me hope!

"A tap of the hammer" - Proceeds to beat the living shit out of it with a lump hammer.

Great video on how to for my 156 👌 And Neil your gloves look amazing 😂

Useful vids as ever Neil, thanks

Thanks for a very useful video

Awesome video! Will definitely be using this when I try and swap out the front suspension in next few weeks!

Oh my I'd like to have so easily snaping out ball joints like you have.... Mine steering ball joints even though they were replaced and cone surfaces cleaened without a tool for removing I wasn't able to take it out, and when it snaped out, well It done like rocket proppeled

I have never ended up with bloodier knuckles from anything else but this job. trying to do it on the ground isn't easy...

Good job

Είσαι καλός και πολύ εύστοχος τεχνίτης !!

The thread from the power steering arm wont Come loos at the right side any advise? Been hitting it and heeting but no movement 😁

hello, thanks for video. Could you tell us how a ball joint should be on a new part? I have just received 2 new parts, and I am surprised by the difference in flexibility between the ball joint of the left and right part ? I was expecting a new, fairly firm ball joint, and one of them is very flexible and that worries me. I think that it is to easy to move by hand. I'm afraid of rapid degradation after installation. Is this normal? Thank you for your help

Arh the old screwdriver in the hole trick to help line something up 👍 The job is a lot faster with a gun on all the nuts and bolts than the usual home socket set.....but being italian do you find many bolt heads snap off?

Hi Neil! Can u tell me the bolts and nuts tightening torque (nm) ? Thansk for the video! La passione ci guida :)

hello, Thanks for video. Please, I have a question. At 2min42 I cannot pull the block to me to extract the axis of transmission. It seems to be very in the video, but I think with a old car there can be rust on the axis. I have tried to hit with a hammer without any effect. What could I do please ? should I use an claw puller tool to push the axis ?

Tnx

How would you rate the cv joints on these cars, are they a common problem? Keep it up Neil

Maybe i have to go to a work shop because here we have problems with alfa Romeo repairs 😊

great videos Neil. Maybe you can do one of changing a 156 busso V6 clutchplate? Im not looking forward to that job...

Nice video, but in my opinion in minute 10.32 bolt must be tightened with the lower suspension arm in working position, as if the wheels were on the ground

The bolts for the wishbones. Apart from the subframe do they connect anywhere else? I have just dropped my subframe out for refurbishing and was thinking of attaching the wishbones back on prior to reinstalling it. What do you reckon?

One might try loosening (n b not removing!)bolts holding the anti-sway bar clamps. Gives you more room to jiggle the wishbone in under the anti-sway bar.😀

It can be done without removing the hub nut. I did it on my 156. It just needs a bit more pressure.

Very good method, worked for me when others I found on the web did not. A question, you did not lubricate the bushes. Is that because they are OEM rubber and don't need it?

Hi Neil, what are the torque values for the lower wishbone?

Hi. What’s the size socket do you need to remove the front hub nut?

There is no reason hooking the hub's wheight on a cable, except from preparing the cable for a failure.

Shouldnt the wishbone bolt be tightened while the car stands on the ground? The sleeve will tear momentarily. AFAIK thightening it in the air is basically safe only if you have poliurethane sleeves.

This looks very much the same as on my 156. Is that correct?

Great vid. Do not buy Ebay specials!! Either Trw or Original birth. 😁

I prefer to tightened all the bolts wen the car is on his wheels. for the rubber parts.

Can't you just replace the bushes? They sell them separately and maybe the ball joint as well.

What brand wishbone would you recommend?

Only TRW

Where's the angle grinder? Where's the blood? The swearing? The tea? Lol. Been there, done that. On a lighter note for those of us who don't have a whizzy whizzy gun, undo the hub nut with the wheel on the ground, as sometimes they're done up to FT tightness.... 👍