Volkswagen B5.5 Passat Front Control Arm Replacement

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In this video I'm going to show step by step how to remove and reinstall the Front Lower Control Arms, Front Upper Control Arms, and End Links on a Volkswagen B5.5 Passat. This should be applicable on the Passat's from these years 1998-2005.
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@user-gw8yq1ug5t 3 ай бұрын

OG out here, the only one making good b5 vids, thank you !

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds 3 ай бұрын

Much respect👍🏽

@owl1873 11 ай бұрын

Great tutorial my man. I plan on soaking all the connection nut an bolts for a few days prior to disassembly. Hopefully it will make things easier.

@batarflayomida 10 ай бұрын

Eres el mejor, no sabes cuanto me ayudan tus videos, felicidades y muchas gracias!

@ar95civic 2 ай бұрын

Just did these myself, and noticed watching your video. ALWAYS make sure the threaded end of the bolt and nut for the shock to lower control arm go on the side NOT facing the CV. They can and will rip the boots. I tried flipping my own around and paid for it.

@ItsTheApeManWC Жыл бұрын

Man i love these passat vids! I want my fresco green wagon back

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds Жыл бұрын

Much respect! Yea, these cars were built solid.

@owl1873 11 ай бұрын

My favorite color for the B5 wagon.

@BigBriBri123 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, so chill, but very useful 🤟

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds 3 ай бұрын

Much respect, I'm happy you found this helpful!

@gabrielcortes2530 5 ай бұрын

Muy bueno los videos del passat que marca de brazos son mejores para ese carro tengo uno y le sufro para conseguir unos buenos Gracias por poner videos así tan detallados nos ayudas a personas que tenemos ciertos problemas con esos carros

@colinchandler6516 7 ай бұрын

great video

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds 7 ай бұрын

Much respect 👍🏽

@madalinalin9627 7 ай бұрын

Veri good

@-Black-White- Жыл бұрын

I looooove passat videos!!! More videos please!

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds Жыл бұрын

For sure! More Passat videos coming up.

@hezronk93 Жыл бұрын

@@CraftyWorkshopBuilds Hi, I have a 2004 vw Passat TDI 4motion in Ireland.. it's lacking power going uphill and has a whistling sound, doesn't Smoke Alot. I've changed fuel filter

@hezronk93 Жыл бұрын

@@CraftyWorkshopBuilds The Map Sensor doesn't work as the power cable is faulty. Pliss advise me on tips to follow to solve ths problem. Thanks. He's.

@colinchandler6516 7 ай бұрын

thank you

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds 7 ай бұрын

Much respect!

@snoopy5736 Жыл бұрын

I miss my reflx silver b5.5 4motion, it was soo good

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds Жыл бұрын

Get another one, lol.

@Captain_Dewshbag 6 ай бұрын

nice one bro! I am not so fortunate with my upper pinch bolt situation, and right side steering knuckles are now like hens teeth!

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds 6 ай бұрын

I struggled to remove the upper pinch bolt in a previous video. But I put lots of anti seize on it, that's why it came out easy this time.

@Captain_Dewshbag 6 ай бұрын

The pinch bolt became one with the steering knuckle assembly by way of corrosion. had to drill, cut, torch, and airhammer it out! Other side looking the same way! @@CraftyWorkshopBuilds

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds 6 ай бұрын

Yea, it's a common issue on these cars. The only good thing about this car, is that the knuckle is steel. On the b7 audi it's aluminum, I broke a knuckle trying to remove the pinch bolt on the audi.

@Captain_Dewshbag 6 ай бұрын

@@CraftyWorkshopBuilds that sounds like a really great day!

@weiwei1808 9 ай бұрын

Nice🎉

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MauriceEllerbee Жыл бұрын

The anger boiling in me watching you take that pinch bolt out so smooth bro I hate your luck🤣

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds Жыл бұрын

Lol, you gotta watch the front shocks replacement video. That's when I struggled to remove it, I made sure I put alot of anti-seize on it.

@owl1873 11 ай бұрын

Whenever it's tight, just soak it in cider.

@MauriceEllerbee 11 ай бұрын

@@owl1873 cider? You mean like apple cider? Please explain because I’m going through hell with my spare knuckle and I can’t air hammer the bolt out with my baby hammer or the big boy Matco air hammer lol.

@rileygomolchuk7258 Ай бұрын

@@MauriceEllerbeeI had to heat mine up tell it was glowing red.

@MauriceEllerbee Ай бұрын

@@rileygomolchuk7258 even glowing red I still didn’t break it free bro lol

@MTBN00B 10 ай бұрын

hi mate, did you pre load the top bolts too? then tighten. i think this was my mistake, causing the the bush to fail early, the rest need done anyway so ill give it another bash

@davidcorreira5411 Ай бұрын

Hello, thank you for your video. I plan on replacing the front control arms of my b5.5 Passat and I’m wondering if the kit you purchased is holding up well?

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds Ай бұрын

Yes, the kit is still on the car and holding up well.

@davidcorreira5411 Ай бұрын

@@CraftyWorkshopBuilds just a random question, since I’ve got my B5.5 Passat v6 glx I have been having trouble with a check engine light for secondary air injection system and evap leak. Have you had any problems with your B5.5 Passat with one or both of these issues?

@rezzounainportnawak1280 Жыл бұрын

Hi man! Can you give an accurate estimate of the tightening torque to apply or did you tighten the bolts at a rough guess? All my greetings from France.

@danieloshaughnessy8476 Жыл бұрын

Get the chiltons book, but most of the bolts are torque to yield and while under load, so you set them to a certain torque then you go 90 degrees past, while you have upward pressure on the suspension (a jack under the steering nuckle will work to get it to ride height position. I dont have my book in front of me but most of the passat forums should help with numbers.

@danieloshaughnessy8476 Жыл бұрын

@Crafty Hey man great vid showing the work. I noticed you didnt mention that the the upper control arms have to be at a 45ish degree angle from the top hat when tighten them down. And all of the other bolts need to be torqued under load. I have done both sides of my car and gone over every nut and bolt 5 times and i still get a low speed clunk from both sides of the car like when i hit a bump or pothole, and its individual, any idea what could be loose or need checking. I have replaced inner and outter tie rods, i have also checked the bolts for the steering rack, to make sure they are not loose. Did you have any clunking after the repair? I noticed you didnt do the front shocks like i did but again ive double checked them all!!! Thanks!

@owl1873 11 ай бұрын

I had the same problem, and it turned out the drive axle was worn and on its way to failure on the input shift side. It took a trip to the dealerships to figure it out, despite all my efforts.

@danieloshaughnessy8476 11 ай бұрын

@@owl1873 Hey owl, I appreciate the reply, I will double check mine! When i bought the car just over 2 years ago both CV axles were shot (clunking under acceleration) and i replaced them with DSS axles, and its been great ever since, but now i have bad alignment on my right front tire and vibratations at any speed above 80. Im not sure if CV axles would also cause this issue after replacing suspension parts... Still stumped and the forums are of little help with this issue.

@danieloshaughnessy8476 11 ай бұрын

This video also explains my knocking exactly! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oN-RipBlzMjIqYE.html

@daviddonnelly6563 8 ай бұрын

What is the silver stuff you put on upper control arm?

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds 8 ай бұрын

It's anti seize

@rileygomolchuk7258 Ай бұрын

Great video too bad I had to use oxyacetylene to get all my bolts out.

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds Ай бұрын

Sheesh, well the good news is now that you've removed them, they will be alot easier to remove in the near future. It's always a pain to remove bolts, that's never been pulled since it came from the factory, on older cars.

@louvendran7273 Жыл бұрын

Have you driven these cars with Koni Shocks as I see you have Bilsteins? I have Koni on mine but I've never driven a car with Bilsteins so I'm a bit curious. Tnx.

@CraftyWorkshopBuilds Жыл бұрын

No, I have not. The Bilsteins are good and are holding up well.