The quick job curse. I was once in charge of a shop and I had a lot of troube with customers who didn't understand why we took so long, it was just a couple nuts and bolts...
Aren’t you meant to use a torque wrench to tighten the wheel baring nut? Obviously impact gun is quicker, but could over tighten and reduce the lifespan of the new hub?
I've never seen such an improper repair. Don't you have a torque wrench? And you don't have a new set of screws for the brake caliper either? But you drive an Alfa Romeo. Funny!!!!
Had one come into my garage the other week with a stripped out carrier bolts. Luckily it came out with a bit of heat and one of my bluepoint RBRT allen sockets
Hi thanks for sharing I’ve learnt a lot on Alfas by watching your videos it helps me to maintain my own Alfas Is there a specific torque setting for this bolt and is it necessary to put any wheel bearing grease in in or is it sufficient grease in the the wheel bearing assembly Thanks
Hi Neil, what would be the best approach if undoing the screw has a high risk of rounding its head/socket? Lots of penetrating fluid before hand? Heat gun? Thanks!
I really dislike allen head bolts. If you’re lucky you can usually get them undone by hammering a torx bit in. The previous guy left rounded allen bolts to my 2.0 water pump.
Those bolts should have been replaced and all bolts should have been torqued to spec. Not because you don’t know what you’re doing, but because you’re showing the internet, someone that isn’t as mechanically minded as you are how to do a job that involves removal and refit of safety items.
Left my Giulietta in for two springs fitted last week, I supplied the springs and they tried to charge me three hours labour. I was fuming having seen an amateur so it on his driveway on axle stands in 30 minutes. There was just no way it took them three hours to do a pair of springs.
you don't mention if it's front or rear springs .... rears are easy and quick, fronts are a lot more labour intensive - undertray/bumber/crash bar/ off just to get at the nut to remove the wishbone which needs sliding out to give room for the strut to drop down and out
@@skimmingstoness jesus .... like you've mentioned it should be around 1 hours labour for both sides ... no arms to remove - just compress the springs and out they pop, the dampers are not within the spring on a Giulietta
I confess I'd want new caliper bolts. You do have to wonder about people who don't come clean about rounding off Allen sockets. If not even tight it's safety critical after all.
Any comment on why the bearing / hub should have failed on such a newish car ? Seems wrong to me. Bad design ? Under strain ?Are replacements different qualities ?
It's component quality. Over twenty years and five Alfas I replaced one wheel bearing. Over six years on my Skoda Octavia 4x4 all four have failed in 65,000 miles. And the alignment is fine, so it's not that.
Why put those rusty bolts back and not new rust resistant with a hexagonal head? Also, bearing nut should be torqued to a specific number. 🤔
The bearing nut was torqued to exactly 7 ugga-duggas
Funny we all start job on a car , should only take………, yeah right . Obstacles , we never take into account. Good job .
There's always one! Especially on Alfas
Great video. An easy job, providing others dont wreck bolts before you come along
The way you've said great fun, got me laughing so hard - yep I know the paint of rounded bolts, great video. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video thanks for sharing, it’s good to know the pros can sort these problems
The quick job curse. I was once in charge of a shop and I had a lot of troube with customers who didn't understand why we took so long, it was just a couple nuts and bolts...
HOWDY NEIL, THX FOR YOUR TIME ON THE VIDS, LOVE WATCHING YOUR WORK 🍩
My pleasure
Aren’t you meant to use a torque wrench to tighten the wheel baring nut? Obviously impact gun is quicker, but could over tighten and reduce the lifespan of the new hub?
Just didn't edit any of that into the video.
any videos on how to change the front wheel bearing on the giulietta.
Check out 159 one
Wouldn't the exhaust hanging down like that stress some innocent part further front in the piping?
I've never seen such an improper repair. Don't you have a torque wrench? And you don't have a new set of screws for the brake caliper either? But you drive an Alfa Romeo. Funny!!!!
Had one come into my garage the other week with a stripped out carrier bolts. Luckily it came out with a bit of heat and one of my bluepoint RBRT allen sockets
Hi,
How can you tell which wheel bearing is gone from the 4 wheels?
Hi thanks for sharing I’ve learnt a lot on Alfas by watching your videos it helps me to maintain my own Alfas
Is there a specific torque setting for this bolt and is it necessary to put any wheel bearing grease in in or is it sufficient grease in the the wheel bearing assembly
Thanks
Hi Neil, what would be the best approach if undoing the screw has a high risk of rounding its head/socket? Lots of penetrating fluid before hand? Heat gun? Thanks!
I really dislike allen head bolts. If you’re lucky you can usually get them undone by hammering a torx bit in. The previous guy left rounded allen bolts to my 2.0 water pump.
Never the easy way eeehh mate.
Why do these people make a mess and leave it for the next guy
Those bolts should have been replaced and all bolts should have been torqued to spec. Not because you don’t know what you’re doing, but because you’re showing the internet, someone that isn’t as mechanically minded as you are how to do a job that involves removal and refit of safety items.
If only there were no bodgers out there your life would be so much easier.
Yeah started and gave up.
Left my Giulietta in for two springs fitted last week, I supplied the springs and they tried to charge me three hours labour. I was fuming having seen an amateur so it on his driveway on axle stands in 30 minutes. There was just no way it took them three hours to do a pair of springs.
you don't mention if it's front or rear springs .... rears are easy and quick, fronts are a lot more labour intensive - undertray/bumber/crash bar/ off just to get at the nut to remove the wishbone which needs sliding out to give room for the strut to drop down and out
@@dave564 Rears and they forgot to put the rubber mounts back in, utter incompetence
@@skimmingstoness jesus .... like you've mentioned it should be around 1 hours labour for both sides ... no arms to remove - just compress the springs and out they pop, the dampers are not within the spring on a Giulietta
just hammer on a extractor socket
Neil is One Man Job
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I confess I'd want new caliper bolts. You do have to wonder about people who don't come clean about rounding off Allen sockets. If not even tight it's safety critical after all.
Should have used new M10 socket cap bolts with quality anti seize.
Any comment on why the bearing / hub should have failed on such a newish car ? Seems wrong to me. Bad design ? Under strain ?Are replacements different qualities ?
So many variables on to why.
It's component quality. Over twenty years and five Alfas I replaced one wheel bearing. Over six years on my Skoda Octavia 4x4 all four have failed in 65,000 miles. And the alignment is fine, so it's not that.
gunning an axle nut on is just wrong .....
My gun has 3 settings all torqued off camera. 😁👍
great job Neil
Neil get a new top that's been a top too long. ❤ your work. ❤❤keep it up.
Got all new uniform now. This video was filmed a few months back.
Great. I notice a lot of tubers wear nearly new clothes..must get expensive.
Man u look so different when ur scrubbed up.
Prutser
Same here, wrestling the Alfa Romeo GT. 😄