Replacing the lower arms ( wishbones ) and ball joints on a 2001 VW Golf GTi Mk4 and probably the same for all Volkswagen Mk 4 Golfs and Passats
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@jackcolwell39482 жыл бұрын
What I did was to remove the ball joint. I removed: Driveshaft nut Track rod end Drop link bolt The 3 balljoint bolts This will give you enough space for an impact wrench to remove the top ball joint nut. Then I used an impact wrench and a universal joint to get the top ball joint nut off. Saved so much swearing and stress 😅
@TonysGarage_UK2 жыл бұрын
Good advice and I nearly did it that way too. Cheers
@chickbells10 ай бұрын
Your torque settings should also state additional quarter turns on main bush bolts. Thats why they’re so tight getting them off. You also need new bolts because they’re stretch bolts and could shear if reused.
@TonysGarage_UK10 ай бұрын
Yes. You're absolutely right. Thank you.
@suj1945 Жыл бұрын
The bolt that that goes through the horizontal bushing and screws into the captive nut is meant to be tightened with the suspension loaded and the car at ride height. If you tighten it before that then the bushing will twist when the car sits back on the ground and will fail early. Otherwise good video, shows what a fidgety job it is.
@TonysGarage_UK Жыл бұрын
Yes.. it was Torqued under load
@kfx7319 ай бұрын
Nice video but I think the torque settings at the end the bottom 2 are the wrong way round 😊.
@TonysGarage_UK9 ай бұрын
Oh.. I'll recheck those figures. Thank you.
@diggingindurham Жыл бұрын
Bolts should be replaced as per the manual, not cleaned up.
@TonysGarage_UK Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that info... do you know what the reason behind that is?
@diggingindurham Жыл бұрын
@@TonysGarage_UK yes, the original bolts are 'stretch' bolts , once used they are considerably weaker if used again