[alfasoldier156]

as above i have the rest apart the 19mm nut is off both sides just cannot get the bolts too shift managed to get one to move about 1cm the other not at all any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated as my car is now sat on axle stands and trying to get it done.

also apart from the drop link, and 19mm bolt and the top 22mm bolt is there anything else as it looks like it is secured below the 19mm bolt at the bottom of the hub too

 

[alfasoldier156]

bump

 

[rgwm]

These bolts can be very difficult to move, particularly the long bottom one - no real answer apart from soaking them in WD40 or Plus-gas, scraping clean the bolt shank where it passes between the webs of the upright, and the applying "gentle" persuasion with a ****ing big hammer. Not unusual to have to replace the bottom bolt as it gets distorted. If you are trying to remove the complete upright rather than just the strut, you have to remove the bolt that goes through the trailing arm, too - not normally a problem, this one.....

 

[alfasoldier156]

Loving Alfa suspension 4 1/2 hours one bolt out of 4 done can see this taking a long time

 

[alfasoldier156]

ok thats the top 19mm bolts out both sides just the lower ones to go 5 1/2 hours today alone on 2 bolts beginning to think i should have waited and got a garage to do this lowering instead

 

[italiaautoparts]

get yourself a wire brush and clean off the thread. also get a breaker bar there about £15-20 make nuts so much easier to undo.

 

[alfasoldier156]

all the nuts are off i dont know what is coating the bolts but i have attacked it with almost every thing i can lay my hands on it is coming off slowly think i need to get a dremmel with sander attachment and do the bolts with that

 

[wankski]

its just the tools letting u down.... soak in rost off.... impact wrench... done.

 

[alfasoldier156]

DONE 11 hours for the back end start on the front tomorrow love it

 

[rgwm]

its just the tools letting u down.... soak in rost off.... impact wrench... done.

In my experience getting the nuts off is no problem - its getting the bolts to move out of the upright that is the issue - particularly the bottom one. If Alfa in their wisdom had put a proper bolt head on it instead of 2 flats, you could get a socket on and get it rotating to free it off - as it is its a PITA.

 

[alfasoldier156]

yeah managed to rotate and get the top ones out fairly easily but the bottom ones definatly a PITA must have spent 3 hours just getting them out turn scrub the bolt repeat smack with a hammer LOL at least i didnt break anything and could re-use the bolts

 

[wankski]

the pinch bolt with a female torx on one end and the flat nut thingy on the other....

cut it out.... new 3 quid.

 

[rgwm]

the pinch bolt with a female torx on one end and the flat nut thingy on the other....

cut it out.... new 3 quid.

"with a female torx on one end "?

Don't know what you are thinking of but it isn't a 156 rear suspension.......cutting the bolt is useless if it isn't moving as its still seized holding the strut to the upright......

Maybe its different on the other side of the world:lol:

 

[wankski]

this one:
Bottom shock absorber pinch bolt and nut for Alfa Romeo 156 parts and spares

 

[rgwm]

this one:
Bottom shock absorber pinch bolt and nut for Alfa Romeo 156 parts and spares

Very nice...but it isn't a bolt from the rear of a 156........which sort of makes it irrelevant, don't you think?

It "might" be a replacement for the bottom of the front strut........