MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: jimk04 on January 26, 2013, 05:36:51 pm
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SO after a month of aggro I tackled these myself today with a mate who has a garage - but the 2 16mm bolts will deffo snap if we go for it.
What are peeps experience of this...shall i get another subframe ready!?
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SO after a month of aggro I tackled these myself today with a mate who has a garage - but the 2 16mm bolts will deffo snap if we go for it.
What are peeps experience of this...shall i get another subframe ready!?
Ive snapped a few over the years. Usually where the consoles have been removed before and no copper grease has been added when they have been re fitted.
I usually just drill them out and use Timeserts as the treads usually get damaged when removing the old bolt remains.
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I had the same problem with mine last month, I knew from the first attempted turn of the bolt it was not looking good.
I ended up getting a replacement from a breakers, so at least knowing you can get one nearby for if/when it snaps would be good preperation should certain techniques not work.
Tried putting heat on it, molgrips, drilling it out, welding on a nut! Just cannot get the remaining stubs out.
New bolts went in with a bit of copperslip.
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Much involved in removing top half of subframe?
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It was this part my bolts snapped in ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/04-09-VW-GOLF-MK5-JETTA-N-S-WISHBONE-MOUNT-ALLOY-SUBFRAME-BRACKET-/181067579674?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D5152720590278089940%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D181067579674%26 )
It came off without dropping the subframe.
Although I have had the subframe off on my old mk5, just a lot of bolts and something like a strong pry bar to offer support.
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SO after a month of aggro I tackled these myself today with a mate who has a garage - but the 2 16mm bolts will deffo snap if we go for it.
What are peeps experience of this...shall i get another subframe ready!?
Ive snapped a few over the years. Usually where the consoles have been removed before and no copper grease has been added when they have been re fitted.
I usually just drill them out and use Timeserts as the treads usually get damaged when removing the old bolt remains.
You didn't snap mine!! Must've been having a good day!
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It was this part my bolts snapped in ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/04-09-VW-GOLF-MK5-JETTA-N-S-WISHBONE-MOUNT-ALLOY-SUBFRAME-BRACKET-/181067579674?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D5152720590278089940%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D181067579674%26 )
It came off without dropping the subframe.
Although I have had the subframe off on my old mk5, just a lot of bolts and something like a strong pry bar to offer support.
So is it fairlystraight forward taking these 'side member' things off?
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Aye, just a few bolts and maybe you have to drop the balljoint to get the wishbone free (mine was coming off anyway as bushes were shot)