Audi TT 8N 1.8T - Rear suspension rebuild

Hi KZbin! :) I would love to hear your feedback.
/ wachu.eu
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Main rear frame bolts (x4)- 110Nm
Driveshaft (haldex side) - 40Nm
Driveshaft (hub side) - 250Nm
Rear caliper bolts (x2) - 35Nm
Rear shock absorbers (frame mount) - 60Nm
Rear shock absorbers (wishbones side) - 110Nm
Control arms - 70Nm + 1/4 degree *
Anti roll bar - 25Nm
Sway bars - 25Nm
* - It is crucial to mount control arms with proper torque, otherwise they might crack over the time, quite common issue for every golf 4 style suspension.
All schemes and assembly guides can be found directly in ETKA:
audi.7zap.com

[@stevesloan6775]

We the viewer would like way way more footage of the finished project. Please make that happen!

[@OscarTangoAtc]

Agreed. 🙂

[@stevesloan6775]

Wow..one video on your channel... Please keep this Audi Mk1 TT content coming fast and thick! : )

[@turbofan67]

Good work, and great looking car. It's so satisfying to rebuild worn parts.

[@wachu8605]

Indeed, thank you!

[@TT3.2]

That's some great work, not only on the TT but also on the video.... congratulations 👍🏻

[@thewheelculturepodcast]

Amazing work ! I really miss my mk1 TT the suspension and bushes really make the car feel nicer for spirited driVing. Subbed

[@RybaVW]

Dobra robota !!

[@thorsteinelstadolsen2005]

nice work

[@dannewman3306]

Fantastic

[@allu797]

Beautiful

[@patrickriley2928]

Nice ride!

[@louieperez806]

Wow awesome quality work🙌

[@wachu8605]

Thank you!!

[@dfurness617]

Beautiful job - very well done 👍🏼 ❤

[@josephdonnelly3169]

Nice job, excellent content. TT looks great

[@tthiagobritto]

Great work. Keep doing these awesome videos.

[@luisr102]

Really good job! its so clean!

[@wachu8605]

Thank you soo much!

[@sebastiandzien1674]

Super robota:)jestem pelen podziwu ,tyle wkladu i pracy ....szacun .Czeka mnie to samo z tylem :( przod ogarniety

[@schwantz037]

Great job, well done..

[@wachu8605]

Thank you very much!

[@victoruri]

OMG what a great job! congratulations!

[@wachu8605]

Thank you very much!! :)

[@philp4842]

Great video buddy really helpful and looking forward to more from you and your TT

[@wachu8605]

Thank you so much!!

[@CarChris82]

well done mate its looking good 👍great job

[@gez1972]

Amazing detail, you did a great job! I need to do this to my 3.2 as my front and rear subfraime are getting very rusty I live in England.

[@wachu8605]

Thank you very much! These cars are definitely worth the effort, maybe not the fastest and coolest, but very reliable and fun to drive.

[@gerbendouma2426]

Well done, great job you made !

[@wachu8605]

Thank you so much, friend

[@marcocalvano7529]

Hard work!!

[@wachu8605]

But definitely worth it! Thank you!

[@KBronze13]

Awesome vid... looks fantastic 👌 great work

[@davidclarke7656]

Excellent vid!

[@wachu8605]

Thank you!

[@nicholasswoboda1421]

Sweet car, i just did the same to the front end of mine

[@gregr3283]

Very nice thank you

[@GERntleMAN]

Amazing! Maybe one day, I will throw that kind of money in our TT 225 Cabriolet. But in Germany, all the parts you swapped are around 6.000€ at least so for that money I'd rather buy a car and resell it or refurbish the suspension on all our cars. What is very nice is the Bilstein B13 coilovers, which are better than KW coilovers. We had the KW V3 in our TT but after 5 years it was totally rusted and handling was not amazing. Currently we drive the FK coilovers which are surprisingly good and not much worse than the KW for a quarter of the price. At one point I will put the Bilstein B13 or B16 in there, but for now the FK is very nice.

[@cytecs]

Thanks for sharing - it was very helpful. Love your sense of humour!

[@stevesloan6775]

What a RAD shape the fuel tank is... Note taken! : )

[@paulp96275]

Fanbloodytastic job 👍👨🏻‍🏭🇬🇧

[@nickynate629]

Awesome video thanks

[@wachu8605]

Thank you!!

[@flaviopereira4572]

bro nice job ! keep bringing videos you good

[@wachu8605]

Thank you!!

[@disneyaddict1080]

Love your accent and sarcasm bro. Good work as well !

[@wachu8605]

Thank you veery much!

[@IRoma..lRoma-]

Дуже круте відео давай ще )))))))))

[@RobS32]

Nice job amigo 👀👍. Great vid. Thanks 👌

[@marcooconnor]

Great job mate. Would be good to see more including tear down process

[@wachu8605]

Thank you very much!

[@fffaber9055]

Cool 😎 ❤

[@nick1of2]

Great video, excellent quality. Not looking forward to doing my 3.2 but you have given me the incentive. Did you leave the brake shields off deliberately?

[@andrewwright.]

in the UK it's £395 a year to pay road tax for a 1.8t. left this engine when it went to £320. now own a 1.6t astra k at 237hp 350ft at about 1300kg for £190 a year. it's basically a vxr engine in the last Astra's with a 4 cylinder block.

[@andrewwright.]

I miss the 1.8t soooo much.

[@Henrikga1]

Great video 🙌 What paint have you used on the bottom of the car?

[@BrushNRW]

Double thumbs up! I am preparing right now for doing the same on my rear suspension. You bought the strongflex bushings, right? I think they're as good as the powerflex bushings for a much cheaper price. Well for ending, your work on this is perfect!

[@wachu8605]

Thank you very much, i am glad to hear that! Regarding the bushings, i dont have much experience as this is my second set of them in my life, however i've had the powerflex bushes for rear wishbones and they seem to be identical to the ones from strongflex. I wouldnt be surprised if they used the exact same polyurethan blend. Not sure about running them long term tho, but in Poland they are very popular and people seem to be satisfied. Greets!

[@TheAndyMitch]

Great video! I’ll be doing the same but for my mk4 Golf R32 which mostly uses the same components. Do you have part numbers for any of the smaller fixings such as brake pipes, bolts, etc?

[@christianhansen7878]

Great work. Exactly what I am planning to do this winter on my VR6. Do you have a list of the used parts for the rebuild?

[@r1sk3z]

Yeah, would really love a parts list of what you used. Thanks!

[@Ian-ij4of]

Wow, I feel like I want to send you my Audi tt to you to work on 😊

[@pjmccracken]

Cool video and definitely some useful tips, this is the winter project I have just started on my 2003 TT 225, I have still not decided on the suspension setup but was consider H&R Ultra Low because well I really like LOW. Bilstein B14 are hard to beat though. Is it difficult to drop the fuel tank ? I had not planned to do this but now that I see your video I am thinking it might be worth doing especially to refurb the straps and clean out the tank of crap that might be lurking at the bottom. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and document your work and I look forward to seeing you do more work on your TT in the future!!

[@wachu8605]

Hi there! Thank you very much for your input. I agree B14 is a nice setup, but it could go a lot lower in my opinion. H&R Ultra Low will be much better option, your car will look great on that :) If i were you i wouldn't bother about the fuel tank, because in my case it was quite clean inside. There was no visible contamination and even if there is any you can always clean it from the pump side. Straps are always great to refurb, mine were very rusty. They can be removed without any additional hustle which is a great thing.

[@lukather1]

Hi great vid ? Where did u get micro of rear subframe parts ?

[@klomax7750]

Really informative video, very well done. Did you remove and refit all the parts just on your own? Just with the car on axle stands? If so, well done. Any tips for axle stands, placement etc? How did you clean and repaint the underside? It looks really good. The heatshield looks good to me, don't put yourself down about it not looking brand new. Thanks.

[@wachu8605]

Hi there! Thank you very much for your comment. It all started with the rust i've found underneath the rear wheel arches. As this is my first car ever i had no knowledge in body work at all, so i joined few facebook groups and asked them for advice. I've been thinking that i could simply use a driller with sanding disc to remove the rust and then just give it a repaint, but it turned out to be more complex than i thought. I've been told the only method to remove it almost completely is to sandblast it, otherwise it will most likely come back again after few months. I realised that it would be very expensive if i want to gave it to good mechanic shop, so i decided to buy an air compressor and sandblasting pistol. I was a little bit worried that it will not have enough pressure to do this kind of job, but after switching the air hoses to fi12 and tweaking the outlet pressure a little bit is was strong enough to remove all of the rust and paint from the metal surface almost instantly. I was really surprised how strong it was. Now i was only limited by the capacity of my compressor which was 50l, but with a little bit of patience i was able to clean all of the rear part in just one day. Once i was left with raw metal surface i immediately secured it with epoxy primer and then gave it a good layer of novol cobra truck bedliner, which is supposed to protect the surface from mechanical damage and moisture. I also wanted to make it look as OEM conservation, but the pigment i chose is a little bit too bright for my liking. Fortunately after some time it collected some dust and looks just fine :) If i knew what i know now i would choose something from SIKA brand rather than NOVOL, but it should still do the job pretty well, as i dont drive this car in a rain often. When it comes to axle stands, i just lifted it by a sills as you would do for a tyre change, and after that i could easily disassembly all of the things shown in video. Only if you want to remove the rust from the middle of car you would need to lift it by front control arms or the subframes itself. If you need more information about the stands please refer to this great video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hImUnYRrj9iNr7M I hope I didn't bore you! :)

[@eazyrulez86]

I try to get all this new bolts. Where did u buy it ?

[@RC_Gubben]

Well done. Your TT is like new. No silverproject rear arms? I had them in my S3 8L. (& mk4 R32)

[@wachu8605]

Hi there, thanks! Yeah, these are silverproject. Little bit worried cause I've saw some negative opinions on Instagram in the past. some people say they might crack, but there is nothing else in this price point, except modifying the oem ones. I will definitely control them.

[@bobjarvis1787]

Outstanding work, very enjoyable video to watch😊 I’ve refurbished my subframe, but I need to do my trailing arms. Your video is encouraging me to finish🙂. What was the gold metal (brass) plug that you changed on the Haldex please ?

[@wachu8605]

Hi there! Thank you very much. The thing we are talking about is powertrack insert, it forces haldex to operate at a little higher pressure increasing power split and allowing it to engage quicker. Definitely worth buying, especially when you compare its price to benefit it gives you. - www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/products/yhw-powertrack-insert-for-haldex-first-generation-50-50.html

[@bobjarvis1787]

Thank you for your reply😊

[@wolfANDicy]

super to wyglada ;) masz jakis link do poli ? jakis gotowy zestaw czy trzeba wszystko dobierac ?

[@wachu8605]

Hejka, na stronie strongflex wybierasz swój model samochodu i masz do wyboru albo każdą gumę z osobna albo cały zestaw na przód lub tył. Ja właśnie kupiłem taki zestaw. Pojedynczo kupiłbym tylko jeśli wymieniałbym na razie same wahacze lub inne pierdoły. Pamiętaj tylko że jeśli będziesz miał w miarę sztywny gwint to lepiej wziąć czerwone poli zamiast lecieć od razu w żółte. U mnie jest gwint skręcony prawie na maksa plus żółte poli. Z auta zrobił się trochę beton, na co dzień ciężko by mi się nim jeździło. Całe szczęście na takie autko weekendowe wkurwianie się jest w sam raz :)

[@user-lw4xb4xp7k]

We're can I find suspension parts for an 2008 audi tt 2.0

[@stewartheather5654]

What rear springs did u fit ?

[@marcooconnor]

Also do you have links to the bushes you bought? If so, can you put in description

[@wachu8605]

Hi! I believe they are FAG / SKF bushes (1J0 598 625), they are quite popular in Poland so i decided to give them a try. Rolling so far :D

[@lukather1]

Where can we get your poly bushes. From ?

[@eazyrulez86]

Hi. I want to do the same with my TT. Do u have a list of the parts ? I am from germany. Would help me much, if u can say me also where u have ordered.

[@joeyschmidt7546]

Did you paint the underside of the car yourself? I would love to re do my entire uderside of my 225 i plan on putting new suspension coil overs or air ride when it comes back from the body shop

[@wachu8605]

Hello! Yes i did. I sandblasted the underside and then gave it a good coat of epoxy and then novol cobra bedliner. But trust me, it was quite hard to do for person who has no experience in this kind of job. Fortunately this car is built like tank underneath, the metal parts they used are very thick so even if you have some surface rust just clean it off with abrasive disc and then use some protective spray and you should be fine for next 20 years :)

[@joeyschmidt7546]

@@wachu8605 you did an incredible job i have watched many of these done. do you watch : the parrot bros" channel? his entire channel is nothing but redoing mk1 audi tt's I have a 04 225 thats had a lot of work done to it. currrently in body shop after a deer hit me getting v6 s line front bumper and repainted to match, then i want to redo the entire bottom like you just did

[@oooo_45929]

It's the New fuel tank or the old After washing ?

[@wachu8605]

Old after cleaning with soap water :) i was very pleased with the results 🤣

[@oooo_45929]

@@wachu8605 it's verry cool. I've an Audi S3 8l and it's exactely the same rear suspension. are you going to do the same for the front? it would be cool for the next videos to show the dismantling and cleaning as well

[@wachu8605]

@@oooo_45929 HI! Thats exactly what i want to do this summer, but i think this time i will stick to the simplest methods of cleaning that everyone can afford. I think it would make the video a little bit more interesting. I only need to wait for better weather here in Poland :) Cheers!

[@ruialmeida5217]

what exhaust you have?

[@wachu8605]

Custom one, 2.5" made by MG Motorsport.

[@oooo_45929]

One question: everything goes back in place without setting parallelism or other? There is nothing adjustable in the back

[@wachu8605]

Hi! It just goes back, but you have to do full wheel geometry at the end.

[@oooo_45929]

@Wachu thanks, but for the rear there is no adjustment? Do you mean that you have to do a geometry at the front after having raised the rear?

[@wachu8605]

@@oooo_45929 You have to verify the camber and adjust the control arms if applicable in your case. There is nothing you have to do with the front

[@oooo_45929]

@@wachu8605 ok but in my case, i use OEM parts with original arms without adjustments. so there is nothing special to do? and for the driveshaft you simply put the screws back in place and ok? Thanks you

[@wachu8605]

@@oooo_45929 That's right, there is no adjustment at the back. I had to use regulated control arms as i lowered car a little bit and without them the camber would be too big and i wouldnt get the MOT. Driveshafts just go in, just remember to use a lot of grease and tighten them really securely so you don't lose them on highway :)

[@danbradley4513]

"After one unsuccessful suicide..." subbed

[@wachu8605]

😄 thanks mate!

[@ChocoBaiterEUW]

love the humour. 1 unsuccesful suicide later caught me haha

[@wachu8605]

Thank you! :)

[@gheorghefrangulea6686]

first polish bloke i see saing that its to heavy for him....