How to rebuild front and back suspension on VW Tiguan

[@jeffgroves4533]

What a lucky Tiguan getting a full treatment! I love your videos man. And I love to see that you can make VAG vehicles last long with proper maintenance. Hoping to make my 2018 Tiguan and 2018 Beetle last long!

[@ETMotorsports]

Thanks for the comments!

[@vania_lubenoff]

That bolt he casually removed on the rear that connects the shock to the knuckle is a nightmare on most of these. So much so, that I had to buy new knuckles for both sides. They simply sheered off, and you are stuck choosing to drill them out (= hours of extra work) or new/used knuckles from ebay. So be careful folks, and be prepared to buy parts you didn't think you will need to replace, due to ceased bolts. What a nightmare! Great vide though!

[@ETMotorsports]

ugh yeah...this car was fine but I shear bolts all the time...we use so much salt on the roads in Canada that everything just seizes where it is...what I've started doing everything I do one of these is to use a lot of heat before I even touch the bolts...basically heat the knuckle with the torch multiple times to get everything loose. I just did the control arms on my Touareg and EVERY eccentric adjustment bolt was seized in the bushings - nightmare! When I do the jobs, I make sure every bolt that goes in is well coated in anti-seize for the next guy :)

[@barryoverson4988]

good job

[@SpikesMavic]

The left hand side I couldn't get the knuckle down far enough to clear the strut, the driveshaft joints where bottoming out !, I had to remove the driveshaft bolt, how come you done yours and I have the same car ?

[@ETMotorsports]

hey - not sure what the issue is...you can see in the video I can no problems hammering the knuckle down without disconnecting the driveshaft...

[@SpikesMavic]

Maybe because mine is the tdi model, there must be a difference !

[@SpikesMavic]

Same thing happened to me with the top bearing, I just drilled them out from above !

[@ETMotorsports]

hmm you don't really have much space on either side because of the rain tray...glad it worked for you

[@TheShakir98]

So on mine the top bolts and the nut started to spin together. Any tips ?

[@ETMotorsports]

Ugh - same as mine...I ended up welding the nut back up but it depends on which one and what tools you have

[@TheShakir98]

@@ETMotorsports man what a pain in the as$ that was. Spent my whole day fighting to get those off. I used a small grinder and a lot of hammering on the bolts, especially the one on the tight side was challenging

[@ETMotorsports]

@TheShakir98 yeah it's a really bad design

[@ETMotorsports]

@TheShakir98 all they had to do was make the nuts longer out of the rubber so you can fit a socket over - no issues

[@j_crust4582]

Any interest in Toyotas?

[@ETMotorsports]

hahah...I just can't get away from Audis and Mercedes for some reason...would love me a nice Taco or 4Runner though

[@ze_german2921]

Any updates on your oil consumption? I hope it worked out for ya

[@ETMotorsports]

yup - the oil consumption is down to 1L/5000km...the update video is coming up this week...

[@ignaziom2687]

Hey man where abouts in Canada are you. I'm in Niagara.

[@ETMotorsports]

Hey I'm in Ottawa

[@kevinkrase2030]

Need to use antiseize

[@davidbuchanan3374]

My 2013 4motion R-Line Tiguan has had 6 spring replacements since 2013 and there's only 80,000 miles on the clock. VW springs are awful..

[@ETMotorsports]

@@davidbuchanan3374 damn!! That's impressive