The air conditioning compressor is the last component of the entire AC system left from the factory fit. With all other components replaced, the performance of the system is still far from ideal. So I decided to have it replaced.
Alfa 156s without doubt suffer from the “environmental-friendly” material used for electrical wire wrapping. 2 main areas afflicted needing attention are seat belt pretensionors wires and headlamp wires
One day, I felt that the clutch didn’t bounce back as sharp as usual. Very soon, I couldn’t engage any gear by depressing the clutch pedal though the pedal still bounced back.
Since the clutch pedal did bounce back, my mechanic suspected that the brake master cylinder has gone. By replacing the cylinder, it worked.
However, the story didn’t end here.
