How to change lower control arm on a MKV Rabbit or Jetta

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@user-ms1fw6zq1b 4 года назад

You don't have to remove the oil pan to change the passenger side. All you have to do is remove the dog bone mount and raise the motor 2 in.

@ErickMartinSucre 4 года назад

Thank you for the advice!

@dustinlarsen4859 3 года назад

So just the dogbone? Not the other mount? Cause I have to take the coolant tank out to do that and I’m lazy lol.

@user-ms1fw6zq1b 3 года назад

Just the dog bone and the jack up the engine from oil pan.

@Noel127 6 лет назад

He's wrong about the side that hits the oil pan, all you have to do is loosen the engine/trans mount on that side and jack up the engine slightly with a wood block or padding of any kind you'll be good.

@ErickMartinSucre 6 лет назад

Noel127 That would be another way to do it

@rubencastro5092 6 лет назад

Where the engine/trans mount on the left side located?

@ErickMartinSucre 6 лет назад

I never removed it and do not know exactly where it is

@Noel127 6 лет назад

@@rubencastro5092 Hey bro. On the driver side it's under the battery cover tray. Remove the battery and tray you'll see the trans mount. Make sure to support the bottom of the engine with a wood block or adequate padding not to bend or gouge the metal pans under the engine. Make sure you only loosen the frame side of the mount. (the bolts attached to the body of the car not the side aiming towards engine bay) and as you loosen then go ahead and jack up that side of the engine to clear the bolt. Same applies to engine mount on the passenger side right below the coolant reservoir. Third one is under the engine called the dog bone mount and it can easily be removed engine side. Not bushing side and you can then lift. Make sure you torque back to original spec or you will have driveline issues fuel economy problems. Easily align it back and torque and you're good to go.

@wakeupcallproduction1547 5 лет назад

Really appreciate that, wasn't sure what to do. Got a 2011 Tiguan and need to replace driver side. Will try it Tomorrow.

@Jbmarkowitz95 6 лет назад

Great video man, thanks for the DIY. Nice rotors btw!

@ErickMartinSucre 6 лет назад

Hey thanks Mr. Markowitz!! I am glad this video helped you in any way.

@gamersroost Год назад

Hey Erick. I really appreciate the camera angles and the commentary. Excellent video.

@ErickMartinSucre Год назад

You're very welcome. Glad it helped.

@jvda5746 3 года назад

with the oil pan, cant you just losen the engine mount and than lift the engine up enough to remove the bolt ???

@ErickMartinSucre 3 года назад

Some folks do it that I I've heard.

@HAvOKn255andtoxic 7 лет назад

Good video man I always thought this would be harder

@ErickMartinSucre 7 лет назад

Thank you! Just patience and elbow grease that is all it took really

@BeaudoinMotorsports 6 лет назад

That's simple. Man o man! Thanks dude

@ErickMartinSucre 6 лет назад

You're welcome!! Yeah it is not that hard of a job just some elbow grease and patience

@mwood562 5 лет назад

I have a 2008 rabbit. Bought it used. I’ve started doing my own maintenances on it. Now I am binge watching all these vids! What made you realize you had to change the control arm? Just wondering since mine has never been changed my rabbit has 150k miles on it

@ErickMartinSucre 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching!! The car has a bad alignment and would steer to the right. Once I changed it and had the car aligned it worked great

@mwood562 5 лет назад

Ah okay I’ll watch for this, so far my alignment feels good. Keep up the VW vids would like to see more stuff and how’s it running. Good job my dude! I subbed!

@ErickMartinSucre 5 лет назад

@@mwood562 Thank you very much! Well I basically fixed all the issues it had and now my brother is the one driving it now. Drives like a dream

@simonturner4485 7 лет назад

jesus christ man put your car on an axle stand!!

@ErickMartinSucre 7 лет назад

I used one but I am not sure what you mean

@simonturner4485 7 лет назад

Maybe my mistake but it looked like you were under that car at one point with it only held up with the trolley jack. Good video though, I'm about to do mine and didn't realise the oil pan would obstruct. I'd just hate for people to go under cars only held by a jack. I've seen them fail.

@ErickMartinSucre 7 лет назад

I had 2 jacks. One for the arm just in case and the other near the engine block. I changed the oil pan one by removing oil pan and lifting engine a little. The only issue I currently have is the gasket. They sell the gasket for the 2.5 engine. Do not use gasket maker it does not seal properly. I made the mistake of using that and its leaking. Thank for you commenting by the way I appreciate it.

@neilg3364 7 лет назад

Simon Turner you can clearly see a silver axle stand?

@joaogoncalves3657 6 лет назад

Thanks a lot man.

@ErickMartinSucre 6 лет назад

My pleasure Joao and I am glad this video helped you out 8-)

@Righteouness 4 года назад

Hey man, after installing my lower left control arm, there is a ton of squeaking coming from it. What do I do to fix this?

@Righteouness 4 года назад

I have WD-40 silicone lubricant spray. Would that work?

@ErickMartinSucre 4 года назад

It is hard to tell. You may need to jack your car up with its front wheels in the air. Be careful during this process by making sure the front of the car is jacked properly. Once you put it in gear the front wheels will just spin in the air. This would allow you to find the sound and what is causing it. Safety is imperative here.

@ErickMartinSucre 4 года назад

As long as you can find what is causing the squeaking sure.

@Righteouness 4 года назад

Erick Martin Sucre it’ll squeak when it goes over bumps, accelerate or stop.

@Righteouness 4 года назад

I’ll keep you updated 🙏🏽

@1AnunnakiJedi 5 лет назад

💙

@ErickMartinSucre 5 лет назад

Glad it helped 8-)

@tedjohnson64 6 лет назад

Nice video! Good tips/tricks! (eg: which bolts to align first). What torque values did you use for the bolts?

@ErickMartinSucre 6 лет назад

Thank you Ted. Here's the link I used when I installed this. bd8ba3c866c8cbc330ab-7b26c6f3e01bf511d4da3315c66902d6.r6.cf1.rackcdn.com/PDF_18379_Volkswagen_MK5_MK6_Performance_Lower_Control_Arm_Kit_Install_r1.pdf

@ErickMartinSucre 6 лет назад

Go to page 19 and you'll get all the torque specs needed for this job

@tedjohnson64 6 лет назад

Awesome, thanks for the link and the quick reply Erick, much appreciated!

@aborigingemfinder2332 5 лет назад

Thanks for the video man... shop just quoted me $200 just to swap out the old arms on my '11 MKVI GTI with new ones that I already changed all the bushings on with upgraded Powerflex. This should take me less than hour and a half to swap(and that's with cleaning and inspection of other areas) - thanks for link to torque specs.- let's keep getting our hands dirty-it keeps the mind sharp.

@tanovw 6 лет назад

what's brake system to you have on it or rotor? great video btw

@ErickMartinSucre 6 лет назад

Thank you!! Yes I bought the rotor kit on Amazon, it came with all 4 rotors and the brakes. Not very expensive either, here is a link if you'll like to use it as reference amzn.to/2CxImfX