How to Change Audi A4/S4 B9 Rear Spring Mounts - Saved Me Hundreds! {TUTORIAL}
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Following on from the previous money-saving video where we saved £37 for 3 minutes of work - is another doing work that was quoted at £370 by the main dealership. However, the part itself only cost £15 - so here is how to save yourself £355 for around an hours work.
Parts: Spring Mounts - I only needed the bottom on the offside so here is a link to that: www.ebay.co.uk...
Tools:
- Trolley Jack
- Jack Pad (Not totally necessary)
- Another Trolley Jack (For control arm)
- Axle Stands
- WD40
- Breaker Bar
- Wheel Wrench/Socket (Usually 17mm)
- 13/16th Spanner (Ideally) OR 21mm Spark Plug Socket/Deep Socket
- 18mm Spanner
- Mallet
- Flathead Screwdriver
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Just had both mounts changed under warranty, but quote before warranty work approved was £650! Awesome video and great to see what was actually repaired.
Crazy prices! Did you have to pay an excess or was it free to repair? Glad you liked it 👍🏻
Thanks for the video, I changed both my rear mounts using your instructions. The only hiccup was when I found 5cm had broken off the bottom of the nearside spring, hence a days delay while getting new springs from the local store! I found that positioning the jack about halfway between the camber bolts and the spring was the best position for getting the bolts in and out more easily (about where you had it!).
No worries at all, glad it was helpful! Shame about the spring but better to know than drive it with a broken spring 😅
Thank you for the video!! Saved me as two of my springs had broken before MOT. Didn't have any issues getting the new coil in but did have issues with the bolt, two Jack's seemed to help get the hole aligned
I’m glad it helped! Good job doing it and saving some money too 💰
Having a look under my 2016 A4 B9 today and found the nearside rear mount had disintegrated, and the spring had broken. Speaking to the Audi dealer, this lower mount is apparently part of a service alert and technician remarked he had seen several of these in a bad condition - mines are way worse than yours even.
Thanks for posting, and hoping to get away with just undoing the shock lower bolt.
Sounds like a common fault then! At least it’s an easy job - yes Carl commented saying it can be done with shock bolts - hopefully it can and it’ll be even easier!
Thanks Paul
Interested to know more - my 2016 B9 Avant 115k miles has same on both rear lower coil mounts. MOT advisory
Yes this was a so so job in the end with a helper who pushed the hub down while I got the spring onto the rubber bit. On your own would be a pig.
Then getting the camber bolts lined up was also a bit tricky.
This is a good video on UA-cam and followed it with my Mrs.
Get a marking pen to ensure the camber is unaffected.
I have the same problem. Local garage was not able to change it because the part was only available in Audi dealerships. Im trying to get another garage to do that.
Legend! I’m about to do this, my rear right spring is bonkers. Looks like a very smooth job. Thanks for sharing!
No worries at all, good luck 👍🏻
You may buy two new mounts and camber bolts as well....the other mount will be rotted as well....bolts are £8 each...I was going to reuse mine but decided to go new, the heads were not great.
@@markbro4427 I had to change the lower rubber mounts, but the upper were fine. I didn’t lower the arm as he does in the vid, I bought a spring compressor. Worked quite well although it would have been 100x easier with the car on a lift.
@@sebrura i actually meant the two lowers, tops seem to last ok....not too bad a job. Parts were surprisingly cheap from Audi. I don't know how Audi are working out that silly price for fitting, took me an hour to do both sides, mounts, springs and new camber bolts and I'd never done them before.
I was quoted £580 for my Audi A4 B9 2017!!! Theiving B*******!!!
Cheeky! Very overpriced!
Can I just use spring compressor tool?
Can’t be sure, if you do, come back and let us know 👍🏻
had this as an advisory for my 2016 A4 Avant B9 during a recent trip to the dealership,
how critical is it that these are changed when in a worn bad condition?
I think they are quite important as I’ve heard the spring can snap if these are bad. Whether that is right or not I can’t be sure.
My A4 S Line 2017 just failed it's MOT today because one of the rear coil springs had broken and the rubber mount is missing. Do the rubber mounts come with replacement coil springs and are there any brands you'd recommend? Any help would be appreciated
I think they’ll be separate parts, the mount I bought online was only £15 or so I believe. Prices may have changed as this was a while back. Link to parts I used in the description 👍🏻
@@JAYPCARS Just clicked on it but seems the page no longer exists 😩
Might be worth giving Audi a call and asking for a rear spring mount, on eBay you can search for it but they seem more expensive now
Hey man! Kinda late to the video but my rear spring control arm cracked from an accident and I’m trying to replace it myself. This is the part number 8W0-505-311-H but from watching your video it seems like you kinda actually take it part way off but I was just wondering do you think this is something I could do myself with no lift?
Hi mate, having a look at the part number to see a photo, it looks like you could do it yourself without too many issues. Rear bolt out and spring mount out like in the video, then there’s the shock absorber bolt and the front bolt. Only thing I’m not 100% about is what will happen when you let off the shock absorber bolt. Maybe a trolley jack under the shock and slowly let it down? And then when at end of its travel you might be able to remove trolley jack and take the arm down under it. Then you’d have to jack it up into place when lining up the bolt holes to the new arm. That’s what I think but can’t be 100% sure as haven’t done it myself.
Anyone have a link to purchase this? Can’t seem to find anything online. How is the one from eBay compared to oem?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166640658990?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mxljr9j9sqi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=UHuFGfYpSH6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Think this is the one 👍🏻
Thanks bro😊
No worries 😃
Hi just been quoted £630 from Audi to replace 😢 as mine have corroded are the replacement ones rubber as mine that have corroded look like metal ??
Replacement are rubber and I’m sure the original are too, they may have metal structure within them and the rubber has worn down to it?
Thankyou
@@JAYPCARSYep rubber outside with aluminium inside which corrodes (oxidation/white powder like residue) which swells and splits the outer rubber, very common on audi's as are the snapped springs. Picked up two of rear bottom rubber mounts from Audi recently..£35 inc. VAT for the pair so not too bad cost wise. Great video BTW!
@@seat786 Great, thanks for the info! Thanks, glad you think so 😁
@@JAYPCARS they are rubber with an aluminium base coated in rubber and aluminium lugs to locate in the hole.....the aluminium turns to white dust. Absolutely ridiculous design....done a spring and mount this morning and the other side was rotten as well and the spring had dislodged and moved outwards towards the shock so replaced it and the spring as well....I'd recommend new inner camber bolts as well depending on how bad they are. Easy job as long as those camber bolts move and a not seized in the bushing sleeve.
Thank you for this helpfull video! Why did you make a sign with the marker?
To make sure I could get it near enough lined up afterwards 😃
@@JAYPCARS so it has to be pulled practically tight to the black line? I have to do the same Job on the Weekend thats why I am asking you.
thanks in advance
From what I remember there is a bolt and washer. I wanted the washer to be put back in the same way (think it’s eccentric so lining up mattered) so the marker shows the washer alignment with the surrounding metal for when I’m putting it back together. Doing the same with the bolt meant I could get the bolt close enough to where it was originally. The car then went for an alignment 😊
Hi,mate please tell me were did you buy this mounting from ?
thanks
Link should be in the description 😃
thanks a lot pal
They are £17 from Audi..part no.4M0512297B....just done two this morning...I would recommend buying new inner (middle of car) camber bolts as well....£8 each + nut (I had to use the old one as none in stock on the day).... simple job as long as the camber bolt turns and hasn't seized in the arm bushing.....had two springs and mounts done in an hour. The dealer price is ridiculous.
Why would you undo the camber bolts when you could of just undone the shock absorber bolts...?? This is how I replaced my rear springs and no need to get the car tracked up afterwards...
With the shock absorber bolts undone will the front of the arm lower enough? I assumed with the other parts attached to the front it wouldn’t drop as much as the back?
Either way I wanted to have it tracked as I had uneven wear on the front.
On the b9 I found you have to remove the camber bolts to get the spring out unfortunately :)
The arm hits the hub, it won't go down far enough, you could compress the spring on the car and remove but taking the inner camber bolt off is easier ( provided it's not seized into the arm bushing)....done an A4 both sides this morning.
Just got this done in February in Boston, MA. Price for this was $1600 and car was 2018 with 55K miles. Horrible shitty design to fail so early.
Ouch! $1600 for the rear spring mounts 😬😬 I had it as another advisory on the health check a few months back.
Dealer near Boston just quoted me the same, which I refuse to pay especially after watching this.
Seriously $160 would be enough... I had two mounts, two springs and two new camber bolts fitted in an hour....charged the owner the equivalent of $250 for new parts and fitting. You were robbed ☹️
Whats the size of the torx nut?
It was ages ago so I can remember, not sure if I mentioned it in the video 🤔
@@JAYPCARS ah alright, i dont really understand the imperial system on tool sizes but we managed to get the nut of 👍
What is your mileage?
Currently 62k, when I did this probably around 50k at a guess
Audi just quoted me £470 for this. Going to my local garage where I expect to be charged around £100.
Great! Nice saving there.
Good luck!!
Audi just quoted me 637 quid to reolace the rear mounts!!
Silly prices! If you can do it yourself it’s definitely worth it :)
£35 for the pair from Audi...definitely doable..save yourself £££
Definitely 💯
@@seat786 do you have to buy them as a pair? Only one of my springs is broken and needs replacing. I've read that you should replace both springs together
@@jubaerkhan4329 Replacing both at the same time is recommended but if other spring is corrosion free then replacing just the one side is fine
Derby Audi wants £316 to replace just one of them 😢😅
Ouch! Going to give it a try? If not a local mechanic will be able to do it easy enough 😃
easy
Very
You're an absolute mug if you go to the dealer for pretty much anything.
Did two this morning....2 mounts, 2 springs and two new camber bolts....I charged £200, £140 of that was the parts.....An hour's work for two if the camber bolts are not seized in the arm bush.
Pretty much. I can understand why some people just leave it to the dealer if they’re strapped for time, have the money and like the “dealer experience” though
Yes it’s quite an easy job, can see it being nice and quick after doing a few!
I never go to a dealer. For more complex work there are independent garages who are much better mechanics
Main dealers are fitters more than mechanics, local independents are the way to go 💪🏻
is this a4 for off road?
Depends how you drive it!