How to Replace the Rear Coil Spring on Audi A4 B8

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    Rear Coil Spring replacement on a 2008 Audi A4.
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  • @alfa3522
    @alfa3522 5 років тому +10

    this guy is great.....helped me successfully change my spring.....a big thumbs up for the straps idea......

    • @FizzlNet
      @FizzlNet 5 років тому

      Indeed. Oh boy the clearance is tight to get any tools in the wheel well!

  • @grumpyone5963
    @grumpyone5963 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for your time showing us this. I’m about to do mine later.👍

  • @dylanoakeyheath9000
    @dylanoakeyheath9000 8 місяців тому +3

    great video, very informative! just a heads up though to anyone trying this, I did not drop the subframe bolts. had just enough clearance without.

  • @ediflyer
    @ediflyer 4 роки тому +1

    Many thanks! Needed some tips for my B8 Avant and I'll go out and give it another go now!

  • @cydls688fatech7
    @cydls688fatech7 4 роки тому +1

    Very very clear video easy to watch, very straight to the point of problem,, well done,,thank you for sharing your knowledge

  • @ssinseeme
    @ssinseeme 4 роки тому

    Great Video. I still don't understand why people give you thumbs down!!

  • @Uncbennn
    @Uncbennn 3 роки тому

    Can’t tell you enough how much this helped me on the rear of my 2013 Audi S4!! Really appreciate it!

  • @Biggiloo
    @Biggiloo 5 років тому

    Thx! You helped we over here in Sweden tonight 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @cultproduct
    @cultproduct 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant, Thanks for this, i changed my rear springs today, I used your method with the rachet straps, i had to use 3 though to hold it. And tie them on to hold the compressed spring. Many thanks

    • @ivandanvervittali3817
      @ivandanvervittali3817 2 роки тому

      Hi' question why do u need to use a strat to compress the spring????

  • @STEVO-hn5su
    @STEVO-hn5su Рік тому

    Thanks mate.
    Very helpful.
    Identical to the Audi 2010 A5 convertible.

  • @thomasmckernan7473
    @thomasmckernan7473 2 роки тому

    Many thanks for this, saved me a lot of time.

  • @zaheerally511
    @zaheerally511 Рік тому +1

    Hey man! God bless you, you saved me a ton of time! Thank you!

  • @doitright9128
    @doitright9128 2 роки тому

    Great video man it helped me get my coilovers in

  • @buddhudd1054
    @buddhudd1054 4 місяці тому

    Great safe Method... No cursing or pulling and dragging

  • @juanscania83
    @juanscania83 Рік тому

    Thank you my friend. Perfect for my A5.

  • @karltrutschl9138
    @karltrutschl9138 Рік тому

    Thanx for this very good explanations!

  • @laszlobuzas3409
    @laszlobuzas3409 Рік тому

    Thank you very much! It helped!

  • @marcseagrove4534
    @marcseagrove4534 Рік тому

    Great video thanks for doing it

  • @0868139424
    @0868139424 6 років тому

    great video.

  • @vulkannikevomuranus.1472
    @vulkannikevomuranus.1472 3 роки тому

    ✌️👍Bevor man anfängt zu Arbeiten sauber machen und auswaschen.

  • @jaykayem
    @jaykayem 5 років тому +3

    I performed this task today(B8 A4) & I would like to say thank you for the straps on the compressed spring idea. There is absolutely no room for spring compressors in that well. I doubted it but tried it. Life was much easier!

    • @serbia991
      @serbia991 3 роки тому

      I did it with spring compressors you just lack experience

    • @jaykayem
      @jaykayem 3 роки тому

      @@serbia991 what? 😄

    • @serbia991
      @serbia991 3 роки тому

      @@jaykayem i just did this yesterday and used normal spring compressors there was enough room you just lack experience

    • @jaykayem
      @jaykayem 3 роки тому +1

      @@serbia991 🤣 ok. That was 2years ago & a quick change. Thanks though

    • @serbia991
      @serbia991 3 роки тому

      @@jaykayem clearly wasn't a quick change you could get compressors in there bud hope u havnt touched a car since

  • @L.W.A5018
    @L.W.A5018 3 роки тому

    Nice video before you installed the spring was the car low enough? Or not low at all?

  • @budschultz7216
    @budschultz7216 4 роки тому +2

    This is very good, thanks! I took the bolts out of the sub frame. Once the straps were on the spring it was totally easy if you jack it up slowly with the spring in. I also want to note, compress the spring quite a bit and make sure your straps are double looped before you tie them. My straps were 18 inches or so each so there was plenty of material to make double loops and not single ones. Otherwise if you single loop it they tend to let the spring recover too much and you wont be able to get it in as the knot tightens it elongates the loop and you are done for then. His home made tool for compressing the spring is way better then the store bought ones.

  • @vtraudt
    @vtraudt Рік тому +1

    Would like to see how the straps hold the compressed spring.

  • @FIRST465
    @FIRST465 6 років тому

    Nice vid

  • @steveguest8028
    @steveguest8028 3 роки тому

    Great video, not the easiest spring to change

  • @GarrettHollis30
    @GarrettHollis30 5 років тому

    Would this be pretty much the same process with the b8 s4?

  • @brycelehr9063
    @brycelehr9063 4 роки тому

    Can you send me a link to where you bought the new spring?

  • @mickmolloy6594
    @mickmolloy6594 2 роки тому

    Most difficult part I found was getting the bloody anti-roll bar bolt back in( I don't have an impact gun)

  • @ronp7509
    @ronp7509 2 роки тому

    Great video. I can't find the rear coils for my audi a4 2.0t quattro.sedan. non sport. Can anyone help ? It's driving me crazy. Can't find anywhere except for the stock which is twice the price. Thanks

  • @studiopop4347
    @studiopop4347 5 років тому

    have you replaced a rear diff on a 2012 A4 B8 Quattro - manual? If so, do you have a video ? Or perhaps some basics for the DIY mechanic ?

    • @FixitSam
      @FixitSam  5 років тому

      No experience of Quattro, imagine it is broadly the same, maybe check on www.audizine.com

  • @jdarcy12
    @jdarcy12 3 роки тому

    Can anyone recommend straps to tie the springs with.

  • @Hxhialli91
    @Hxhialli91 3 роки тому +1

    Anyone know what kind of straps they were

  • @dyfroberts5818
    @dyfroberts5818 Рік тому

    Good video,im just wondering with the 1” threaded bar what did you use as ends to compress the spring
    Does anybody have any ideas?

    • @STEVO-hn5su
      @STEVO-hn5su Рік тому +1

      I think he made a mistake there as there's no way the threaded bar was 1". More like 1/2".
      Apart from that small error, the video was very helpful indeed.
      Looks like he used circular plates or very large penny washers as end plates to compress the spring.
      You can buy decent spring compressors online for about £10.

  • @darrylclarke5149
    @darrylclarke5149 8 місяців тому

    👍

  • @Ibexed1
    @Ibexed1 5 років тому

    Hi , can you tell me if there should be an inch and half difference in my old springs to new ones . Would they compress by an inch and half over 15 years

  • @downjacket9729
    @downjacket9729 5 років тому

    Where did you buy your spring from?

    • @FixitSam
      @FixitSam  5 років тому

      Just the local motor parts shop

  • @critical_mass8279
    @critical_mass8279 2 роки тому

    Great video. God knows how anyone can down vote you

  • @Rob-dc8wi
    @Rob-dc8wi 6 років тому

    Mine broke in the same spot

  • @jamesjackson7616
    @jamesjackson7616 3 роки тому

    Drop the two subframe bolts and it comes right out

    • @ivandanvervittali3817
      @ivandanvervittali3817 2 роки тому

      I know right why do u have to leave one on???? And if its a lowered springs surely u dont need to compress the spring or use a strap???

  • @paulkieffer1189
    @paulkieffer1189 4 роки тому +18

    Didn't show the straps or explain how to compress that part of it. Big MISSING PIECE, that was the most important part.

    • @Finn-yd3dv
      @Finn-yd3dv 2 роки тому +4

      I think there is a good argument that if you struggle with that, you shouldn’t be be attempting this repair.

  • @heroiudaniel7102
    @heroiudaniel7102 4 роки тому +1

    Hello! It is not necessary to compress the spring! Just remove the 2 bolts (one of them 3:04) and be careful, the whole part will goes down. And very important lift the car from both sides.

    • @itstheterranaut
      @itstheterranaut 4 роки тому +2

      Thats not a great idea. Complete removal of these bolts should require that the subframe be realigned when reattached. The mechanic here avoided that by only loosening them. Its a good way to do it.