New subframe installed! Chassis Refresh Pt.2 | 200k Mile Golf GTI
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Continuing the chassis refresh on my high milage hero Mk5 Golf GTI.
Installing a brand new subframe, subframe collar kit and new control arms.
Subframe dead-set kit;
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Got a mk2 leon that needs this done. Can't find anyone in south lanarkshire that will do it.
You made it look easy, great job
I have been thinking about doing this to my MK5 GTI Fahrenheit. Thank God you posted this video. I was starting to think it was too daunting to do it myself. Could you post a list of all the parts you ended up getting for the job?
Great video this is something I’ve needed to do to mine been putting it off tho but seeing you do it has motivated me to do it. Thanks 🙏🏽 😊
Cheers man. Hope it goes well for you!
Great job👏👌
Top work man, cannot beat looking at brand new running gear and bolts under the car. 👌 did you use a socket removal tool on the bolt shaft or stud extractor? Link to what you used if possible. I had to use vice grips on chopped steering rack bolt on mk4, got lucky that time... 🙃
This is the extractor set I used amzn.eu/d/bX0tlDA, it's holding up pretty good for being a cheap buy.
@@gpi_eightynine nice, I'll keep that in my saved for lagers 😁👍
Good video mate. Can you safely jack from the rear subframe?
I honestly would not recommend jacking your car from anywhere other than the official jacking points supplied by the manufacturer in the user handbook. All it would take is for the subframe to bend slightly under the pressure, and it will be ruined.
@SIBUK the subframe is what’s holding the whole car up anyway. It’s a substantial bit of metal and designed to hold the load. Even as rusty as that old subframe was it showed no sign of movement. Subframes are (almost) universally a suitable point for a jack as they transfer the load into the frame of the car.
Thanks for your comment though. Appreciate it.
Nice work. Can you please drop the link for the subframe and the bolt retainers.
creationsmotorsport.com/vw-audi-seat-skoda-2-0tfsi-deadset-front-and-rear-sub-frame-collar-kit.html
Did you torque the control arms when they were on driving height.? Very important
Yes. You’ll see there is a jack below the hub raising it to hight.
Was this car used as a boat previously. That's a ton of corrosion
This is just how every car ends up after 10+ years of driving in a shitty climate on Northern Ireland roads lol
Aye, you’re not wrong.
For the subframe-to-body bolts, isn't that just corrosion from trapped salty water? A bit of sealant would keep out any moisture in future. BTW if your rear subframe bolts are rusty, the front subframe rear bolts probably are too... Might be worth just replacing those bolts (one at a time).
It’s definitely caused by salt corrosion, probably a combo of trapped water and the subframe flexing about on loose bolts. I’ve got a full set of new hardware for the front ready for when I do the dead-set kit along with the front control arms.