Plan on buying one of these soon love the real car guy knowledge explaining the problems and solutions instead of some people just going grazing over them just subbed great work!
Is this something where you KNOW the bushing is bad? Like when you get a flat tire, you clearly know something is wrong. Is this the same type of scenario? My RS5 seems fine, pulls to the left a bit, but I’ve always wondered about these.
They're known for going bad on various Audi models but generally it creeps up on you slowly so you don't feel this massive difference. It's usually accompanied by a bit of slop in the steering and shifts in trajectory over uneven surfaces. You'll sometimes get a knock but most times not It's only when you see they're torn (visual inspection) and swap them out that you notice the difference. Generally I'd check them every 30K miles.
LOL, James you crack me up. Bots. I don't understand the point of them...Anyway. It's a bit more difficult to take the entire assembly out as you'll obviously remove the top four bolts holding the upper mount to the shock tower but you also need to separate the ball joint and the bottom damper bracket so you end up replacing more bolts in the process. It was easy enough to just measure the shock collar and lower the spring a bit. But the last time I changed the one bushing on the right side, I removed the entire assembly to also replace the top hats.
You can download the manuals right off the Audi website for a minimal cost. Subscribe to the 24 hour pass and that will give you the ability to download everything you can find for a 24 hour period. I think it's around $40. They're all in PDF format. erwin.audi.com/erwin/showHome.do
Love the video, and the RS5. You wouldn’t grease the replacement ball joints in the control arms at all? I am replacing mine currently, and assumed packing it with some grease from Liquimoly would be fine. What would you recommend?
I haven't had the "pleasure" of replacing the ball joints but I'd imagine they're sealed and probably good for the life of the ball joint. The only indicator they need to be lubed would be if there's a zerk fitting.
@@RS5Fanatic gotcha, yeah I think you’re on to something with the fitting. I’ll replace the ball joints without greasing them and see how they hold up to a PA winter. If they need replacement next year again I guess it is what it is.
Actually went out on a "fun" drive with the local Audi group yesterday and had a chance to hit the twisties. Holding up great, no noise, steering is definitely sharper. I wouldn't hesitate to try them.
My car right front lower control arm bushing is dead. Now the repair shop quote me for 850$ plus tax and 7 hours labor to replace all the front control arms the 034 set. Right now the car is at 105000km, should I just replace the bushings or the complete set?
Hi Yang, I'd likely just go with the replacement control arms from 034 instead of just the bushings. You can't purchase the 034 bushings separately and honestly, it's just easier to swap in a new arm as opposed to pushing the old bushing out and inserting the new. Takes less time and less $$$$ out of your pocket for labor costs.
There's a squeaky noise coming from the right rear side of my car. What you mention might be it cause the previous owner said they only took things out of the car to check and try to find it. I'll look into replacing those later. Are you going with 034 Motorsports?
Nathan, as discussed, check the trunk bump stops along with the rear bumper. Two known issues. The rear bumper has pieces of felt between it and the foam and if they fall off or weren't installed correctly, they can rub and squeak.
It's JHM's full 2.75" cat-back system. www.jhmotorsports.com. It's a valved stainless system so you're able to close the valve and run a quieter setup or open the valves to have a louder setup. Power wise, it's probably the best on the market.
I was going through upper control arm bushings like every 30K miles. I have CCB front rotors so pads typically last for 60-70 K miles and half that on the rear with aftermarket pads and rotors.
Amazing editing on the video, great comments, awesome job. Keep up with the good work!
Plan on buying one of these soon love the real car guy knowledge explaining the problems and solutions instead of some people just going grazing over them just subbed great work!
Thank you Aiden!
You dont know how much money you have saved me with your videos 😅🙏🏽🙏🏽 Awesome content!!!!
love your videos mate
Im doing all my bushings and lower springs ones i make my DRC charging Kit
More great content man, well done!
Great video and very informative. Do you happen to have a link to that bushing kit that you have?
That pinch bolt, in the UK, not a chance in removing it. Corrosive rock salt on the roads every winter along with constant rain.
LOL, penetrating fluid and heat! This is why I live in a (normally) snow-free zone.
Is this something where you KNOW the bushing is bad? Like when you get a flat tire, you clearly know something is wrong. Is this the same type of scenario? My RS5 seems fine, pulls to the left a bit, but I’ve always wondered about these.
They're known for going bad on various Audi models but generally it creeps up on you slowly so you don't feel this massive difference. It's usually accompanied by a bit of slop in the steering and shifts in trajectory over uneven surfaces. You'll sometimes get a knock but most times not It's only when you see they're torn (visual inspection) and swap them out that you notice the difference. Generally I'd check them every 30K miles.
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Thanks man! That was my post on FB btw.
Great video. I wonder if it would save time removing the strut and top mount as one piece then doing the work on a bench? Can I be a friend?
LOL, James you crack me up. Bots. I don't understand the point of them...Anyway. It's a bit more difficult to take the entire assembly out as you'll obviously remove the top four bolts holding the upper mount to the shock tower but you also need to separate the ball joint and the bottom damper bracket so you end up replacing more bolts in the process. It was easy enough to just measure the shock collar and lower the spring a bit. But the last time I changed the one bushing on the right side, I removed the entire assembly to also replace the top hats.
Hey! Where did you get the factory service manual?
You can download the manuals right off the Audi website for a minimal cost. Subscribe to the 24 hour pass and that will give you the ability to download everything you can find for a 24 hour period. I think it's around $40. They're all in PDF format. erwin.audi.com/erwin/showHome.do
Love the video, and the RS5. You wouldn’t grease the replacement ball joints in the control arms at all? I am replacing mine currently, and assumed packing it with some grease from Liquimoly would be fine. What would you recommend?
I haven't had the "pleasure" of replacing the ball joints but I'd imagine they're sealed and probably good for the life of the ball joint. The only indicator they need to be lubed would be if there's a zerk fitting.
@@RS5Fanatic gotcha, yeah I think you’re on to something with the fitting. I’ll replace the ball joints without greasing them and see how they hold up to a PA winter. If they need replacement next year again I guess it is what it is.
Hey Ape, any updates on how the bushings are holding up. Going to be tackling this soon on mine.
Actually went out on a "fun" drive with the local Audi group yesterday and had a chance to hit the twisties. Holding up great, no noise, steering is definitely sharper. I wouldn't hesitate to try them.
My car right front lower control arm bushing is dead. Now the repair shop quote me for 850$ plus tax and 7 hours labor to replace all the front control arms the 034 set. Right now the car is at 105000km, should I just replace the bushings or the complete set?
Hi Yang, I'd likely just go with the replacement control arms from 034 instead of just the bushings. You can't purchase the 034 bushings separately and honestly, it's just easier to swap in a new arm as opposed to pushing the old bushing out and inserting the new. Takes less time and less $$$$ out of your pocket for labor costs.
@@RS5Fanatic normally how many hours of labor should be for replacing a whole set of control arms? They quoted 7 hours. Is that too much?
@@yangguo3652 Honestly that's about right. It's pretty labor intensive.
There's a squeaky noise coming from the right rear side of my car. What you mention might be it cause the previous owner said they only took things out of the car to check and try to find it. I'll look into replacing those later. Are you going with 034 Motorsports?
Nathan, as discussed, check the trunk bump stops along with the rear bumper. Two known issues. The rear bumper has pieces of felt between it and the foam and if they fall off or weren't installed correctly, they can rub and squeak.
@@RS5Fanatic yeah i've gone as far as having one of the rear bumper 10mm nuts back off and that was causing the squeaking
What exhaust do you have? I'm a new subscriber, I just purchased a 2014 rs5.
It's JHM's full 2.75" cat-back system. www.jhmotorsports.com. It's a valved stainless system so you're able to close the valve and run a quieter setup or open the valves to have a louder setup. Power wise, it's probably the best on the market.
How often you change brakes and control arms??
I was going through upper control arm bushings like every 30K miles. I have CCB front rotors so pads typically last for 60-70 K miles and half that on the rear with aftermarket pads and rotors.
Any reason you didnt go with aftermarket control arms
Those are Stern aftermarket adjustable control arms, not the OEM control arms! I wish they came from the factory like that.
Where do I get a service manual?
erwin.audi.com/erwin/showHome.do