Alfa Romeo 147/156/GT Front Suspension Restoration

This is a complete guide showing the restoration of the front suspension.
New upper and lower control arms along with new sway bar drop link.
Original Alfa Romeo part numbers are:
Lower control arms 50509340 (left side) and 50509339 (right side)
Upper control arms 51834093 (left side) and 51834094 (right side)
Sway bar Drop link 60625029/46843389/46841498
The control arms used in this video are made by LEMFORDER with the following part numbers:
- Lower left LEMFORDER 27060
- Lower right LEMFORDER 27061
- Upper left LEMFORDER 28142
- Upper right LEMFORDER 28141
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Be sure to visit our website at www.alfa-restoration.co.uk
More videos are to come.

[@Namaride]

I live in the Netherlands. All i see beneath my 147 is rust rust and more rust. I want to restore so much i can but im scared to disassemble anything what i cannot get back together again.
A very informative video, thank you. :)

[@Goc67]

Great video, but you should have mentioned the torque specs as well. Another good tip is to apply copper grease to the long screws everywhere it goes through metal to prevent rusting. In northern Europe it is a must. Must be nice working on a southern European car with no rust.

[@warrencarl9797]

Thanks so much. Very informative.

[@bastian9653]

good job, love alfa

[@brunocastex3761]

super vidéo,clair simple efficace

[@Belznis]

Very nice and explanatory!

[@alfistiadventures9369]

Nice job!

[@petrvrana834]

Hi Thanassis, cool video!

[@alfaspiderman3591]

That's a brilliant video, very informative, thanks for the upload 👍

[@dominikg.8007]

Never ever apply NOTHING under brake discs. Wheel hub must be clean!!!!!!
Good video!.

[@TheUltimate65]

Coppergrease its nice too use, so long the parts its made of Aluminium ,

[@bwitz22]

Nickel merci .

[@ericcooper5867]

Mine is so crust compared with this 😂😂 lovely Scottish winters are so harsh on cars

[@bruiladebeen5671]

Funny, my experiences with exactly the same job are completely different:
Never used wd40 for the joints, they all came off without problems by tapping with a hammer
Always had problems to get out the abs sensors without breaking them after lots of wd40 soaking
Always loosened the nut on the axle before lifting the car, you didn't even show how you did it
I was never able to take the fork off the strut because of corrosion, even by putting it in a vice and using lots of wd 40.
This all might have to do with the climate here in the Netherlands and the salt used on the road in the winter.

[@Zeghetank]

Well done, but you don't need to take out the shock absorber from the fork to change the upper or lower arm, unless you have to take out the axle shaft, like in your case . You are somehow lucky that the bolt from the fork got out in one piece. Usualy the head gets rounded and it needs cutting. Also your car looks damn great underneath, because you live in Greece. I envy that! :D

[@ThanassisGritsopoulos]

You are correct about the removal of the lower/upper control arm. Thank you for you kind words; stay tuned on the channel as more videos are in the process of editing and/or video shooting!

[@shubhodeepmitra5505]

great camera work, little more commentary would have been nice. I still didn't see the strut bolted inside the tower or the arb link bolted at top end.

[@ThanassisGritsopoulos]

Thank you for your kind words. I have omitted some parts of the assembly as I focused on the main components assembly.
The next videos to come will be more explanatory.

[@xarisxaris3022]

Καλησπέρα,πραγματικά πολύ κατατοπιστικό το video σου,μια ερώτηση μόνο έχω,το ημιαξόνιο είναι απαραίτητο να βγεί?

[@ThanassisGritsopoulos]

For the English speaking audience: No, the driveshaft is not required to be removed; it was removed to be reconditioned which is covered on a separate video. Control arms replacement doesn't require driveshaft removal.

[@dasdasdsdasdasdasd363]

It would be a good idea to pull those upper bushes apart and apply synthetic grease to them. That way they won't start squeaking later on. If they are cheap ebay arms then your camber is probably going to be out as well.

[@ThanassisGritsopoulos]

The control arms used are made by Lemforder which are high quality aftermarket parts. I have never had problems with funny sounds coming from the suspension even on low temperatures during the winter.

[@dasdasdsdasdasdasd363]

@@ThanassisGritsopoulos Lemforder and TRW (OEM) are reported to be good quality from what I know.

[@dasdasdsdasdasdasd363]

@@ThanassisGritsopoulos This video you may like: th-cam.com/video/B9k3VWq02HA/w-d-xo.html

[@ThanassisGritsopoulos]

@@dasdasdsdasdasdasd363 You are correct. Original Alfa, Lemforder and TRW are the top quality brands - Magneti Marelli, MOOG and VEMA are still good but placed below the top quality brands mentioned before.
It all has to do with the budget you have !

[@dasdasdsdasdasdasd363]

@@ThanassisGritsopoulos TRW, VEMA are oem, so you can't go wrong. I purchased the cheap ebay items and now I'm paying for that mistake. You can get good deals off ebay but you have to be careful. A lot of that shit is factory rejects. If it's made in China, don't buy it.

[@Ingrid97_]

Quello è il martello dei Puffi ... usa un martello più pesante !