2013 AUDI A5/A4 LEFT FRONT AXLE REPLACEMENT

2013 AUDI A5/A4 LEFT FRONT AXLE REPLACEMENT
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[@TrainsUSRF]

Thanks! Saved me so much time with how you just pulled it out.

[@TheIronFist95]

You weren't kidding about the cover on the passanger side being such a pain in the butt. I only had 3 fingers with my Allen in order to loosen the cover.

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

Yeah that allen bolt right on the top isn’t too fun lol

[@sebrura]

So it isn’t only me. That top bolt is ridiculously hard to reach! Major PITA.

[@clintstevenson3]

Thanks!

[@raspuraspu8653]

Eres el macho alfa! Felicidades por este tutorial, me animo hacerlo😅 ya comentaré que tal fue jajjjjjajaja

[@abdullahtahir3377]

Thank you for your help sir🫡

[@DustyRolle]

What's the size of that aftermarket bolt to secure the axle?

[@Tweakin]

I assume it's just stamp Audi every where if it's factory? Just found mines is torn nearly all the way off the wheel so I've gotta get it fixed

[@lengengineer2050]

Hi , that’s great video I have a question if my cv axle leaking oil only one side so I have to change both side or just one side that is leaking only ? Which one is better?Thx

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

If you are removing that axle with the leaking cv boot you may as well replace both on that axle

[@Icepressa]

I would have smacked a 12point socket on the lock nut and brute forced it out I dont screw around with that kind of stuff working around the wheel severely impacts the time to replace if your doing the work on the ground and for money

[@Sahidable]

How much worse is the passenger side? I have to do one Saturday morning. Thanks!

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

It’s not too bad at all, you can either take the ball joint or inner control arm bolt loose or just pull that heat shield over the top of the inner cv joint, it’s just 3 bolts, the forward most one can be a little fight but if you get the other 2 bolts out and just loosen the forward most heat shield bolt you can sneak it out

[@waitingforparts57]

Will a B6 passat fwd be similar fir the drivers front? That was a great video. Thanks

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

It’ll be different, what year is that? Likely you’ll have to just remove axle bolt and 3 nuts on lower ball joint and depending on transmission undo all the inter cv joint bolts or just pry it out of transmission

[@waitingforparts57]

@@EuropeanAutoRepair it's a 08. I really enjoyed that hack trick but it's actually your skill that was on display. I will go the conventional route for the replacement. Thank you

[@oscarsaenz3829]

Did you use an aftermarket axle bolt or did you do OEM for that one?

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

I like to use the OEM bolts rather than the ones that the aftermarket axles sometimes come with, GKN axles come with good bolts

[@oscarsaenz3829]

@@EuropeanAutoRepair thanks for the reply. I got some Duralast Axles because was out of stock everywhere I looked but I wasn’t convinced to using that bolt it comes with torqued to the specs since I have no idea if they’re even TTY bolts. I’m guessing you also torqued that bolt down to factory specs with the 180 degree turn and all went fine with the aftermarket axle?

[@oscarsaenz3829]

^ GKN

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

oscar saenz honestly some of those aftermarket axles I’m a little scared to do the full 180 degrees on it, I stop a little short sometimes

[@gordlawson11]

i've had to replace both front axles on my Q5 twice in the past 2 years. anyone else have this issue? ths first time was because the grease bagan leaking and second was due to cracks (i could hear clicking when i accelerated).

[@bswayde]

I hear oem boots on the axles are more quality than aftermarket, lubricate your hubs every once in awhile to prevent the rubber boots from cracking

[@jarkkoback9670]

What gearbox is in this car? I have a multitronic and i have to do the same job soon

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

It's a zf 8 speed in this car.

[@rmatt78470]

? i have a 2010 a5 quattro cabriolet 2.0 When i put the car into reverse and turn the wheel, while going in reverse motion I hear a pop around the driver side wheel well. What is causing that sound?

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

It could be several things but I’ve seen motor mounts do something like that on those models so check those out

[@undergroundtrapmusic7940]

What size is the Hex Bit for the Axle Nut and what size is the bit for the bolts ?

[@whtda]

3/4hex bit for axle

[@bowend5410]

Can you link the replacement axle

[@TrainsUSRF]

Do you still need it?

[@jaredpeters4810]

@@TrainsUSRF I need it if you don’t mind sending a link if you have one.

[@TR3NDSETR]

Thanks, I hear a click on my driver side 2014 audi A5 at 99K . Will check underneath for those tears. Thanks

[@asherohoh]

Pretty much same here man. 2014 A4 at 105k started the click on driver side. How’d it go?

[@Raudi.a4]

How long would you say it took you to do it ?

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

Maybe around a hour. The book time for the job is more

[@Raudi.a4]

@@EuropeanAutoRepair thanks for the reply, & Yeah I noticed, any reason why ?

[@davidvang3310]

Why do you make this look so easy

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

Hahah thank you. It's just about all I'm good at soo lol

[@davidvang3310]

@@EuropeanAutoRepair would you know the size of the bolts that connects the axle to the transmission? Should I apply thread lock to the bolts?

[@unixmady]

You don’t show anything 😂

[@EuropeanAutoRepair]

Definitely could have been better lol