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In what turned out to be a bigger adventure than I expected, I finally have my aluminum rear spindles installed. I ended up not taking as many pictures as I would have liked. Fully dressed, these will save about 3lbs per corner. They also act like an 8mm wheel spacer.
Front Wheel Drive applications where you can find these:
2007-2014 Audi TT
2007-2016 VW EOS
2006-2010 VW Passat B6
2009-2016 VW CC
2008-2016 VW Tiguan
Stuff you need:
3C0505435F - Left Rear Spindle (3C0505433K appears to be the current part number)
3C0505436F - Right Rear Spindle (3C0505434K)
4x N10628401 - Hex Bolt - M12x1.5x40 (replaces original trailing arm to spindle bolts)
4x N91076701 - Hex Bolt - M14x1.5x115 (replaces original upper and lower control arm bolts)
Fresh wheel bearings:
2x 3G0598611A Rear Wheel Bearing Assembly With Hub 32MM
If you buy the hubs without a wheel bearing installed, you will need:
2x WHT000412 - Hub Assembly Washer
Stuff that went wrong along the way:
Installed:
You really do get about 8mm of poke per side. My detroit is pretty much flush with the fender now:
*I'll probably edit this with info on tools needed and notes on disassembly.
Front Wheel Drive applications where you can find these:
2007-2014 Audi TT
2007-2016 VW EOS
2006-2010 VW Passat B6
2009-2016 VW CC
2008-2016 VW Tiguan
Stuff you need:
3C0505435F - Left Rear Spindle (3C0505433K appears to be the current part number)
3C0505436F - Right Rear Spindle (3C0505434K)
4x N10628401 - Hex Bolt - M12x1.5x40 (replaces original trailing arm to spindle bolts)
4x N91076701 - Hex Bolt - M14x1.5x115 (replaces original upper and lower control arm bolts)
Fresh wheel bearings:
2x 3G0598611A Rear Wheel Bearing Assembly With Hub 32MM
If you buy the hubs without a wheel bearing installed, you will need:
2x WHT000412 - Hub Assembly Washer
Stuff that went wrong along the way:
- The first set of spindles I bought needed replacement wheel bearings. They were impossible to remove and I ended up cracking the housing once I got to a sufficient level of violence.
- The second set of spindles were bare, and so I installed one of the new wheel bearings without the hub washer, so there was a ton of play with the shoulder bolt torqued down. The plastic ABS ring is on the back side of the bearing seal, and without the washer, the ABS sensor damaged it.
- I broke one of the ABS sensors trying to remove it from the old spindle. Give it a shot of penetrating oil if you can.
Installed:
You really do get about 8mm of poke per side. My detroit is pretty much flush with the fender now:
*I'll probably edit this with info on tools needed and notes on disassembly.
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