Just did this job on my 2010 golf 2.5 with the 5 speed. The oil pan to the motor was in the ay and I had to unbolt the engine mount and jack up the motor about an inch to get that long bolt to clear, busted my coolant expansion tank in the process. so that was fun. Overall not too bad of a job and still have the do the dirverside! Great video
Thank you! It sucks to run into issues, but hey, these cars are getting old and some of the plastics will be brittle. Driver side should be a piece of cake now!
I've seen another video, for the MkV GTi with the DSG gearbox, and changing the left hand side arm was much more difficult. Another factor in favour of a manual gearbox. We don't get the 5 cylinder (V5?) model here in NZ, yours sounds fanstastic! (not standard I guess?). BTW - Drink Irn-Bru! 😂
One more thing - I've seen that some alloy lower control arms can allow more adjustment of camber and caster. Did you consider those, or stick with arms that give the standard set up?
Great video!!! I have a 2007 just like yours and i'm thinking about doing the same project. Question: I hear a lot of noise when I turn the wheel left and right just sitting in the driveway, sounds like bushings, but just wanted to make sure before I went and plunked down some $$ on some parts.
Cool video! Do the B6 Passat arms change any steering angles? I've heard maybe that it changes caster just a smidge and makes steering feel sharper; can you confirm? Doing poly bushings and a 'deadset' kit on my MK5 Jetta soon and figured it'd be a cool upgrade while I'm in there, if they're worth it.
Can you please do a video on the safe jackstand points under the vehicle? My understanding is that the point where the lower control arms connect to the body isn't safe. I can't seem to find any good information for this vehicle beyond the standard pinch weld approved locations. Thanks!
After replacing all the front suspension to find out where the clunking noise is coming out, my poly bushes are somewhere far, far in the field and OE back in place....
