Volkswagen Mk6 Jetta GLI Suspension Diagnostics & Maintenance Guide (Mk6 GLI, Golf, GTI, A3 & More)

►In our Volkswagen Mk6 Jetta GLI Suspension Diagnostics & Maintenance Guide, Jay VanGorden, FCP Euro's Volkswagen Catalog manager, covers everything on the suspension system within the Mk6 GLI.
Jay walks us through the struts, mounts, bushings, control arms, suspension, and all other components of the suspension. Maintenance intervals, symptoms of their failure, and when it's time for those symptoms to be tended to are all covered.
If you're shopping for a Mk6 GLI, use this guide to know exactly what to look out for when it comes to the suspension to avoid costly repairs. If you want to learn more about the Mk6 GLI before pulling the trigger on your next purchase, you can find additional information in our Buyer's Guide below.
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Index:
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - Front Suspension Overview
01:35 - Front Struts & Mounts
04:55 - Front Sway Bar, Links & Ball Joint
07:12 - Front Brakes & Rotors
08:09: - Front Axle & Control Arms
10:57 - Subframe
13:00 - Tie Rods
14:28 - Rear Suspension Overview
15:35 - Rear Control Arms
17:30 - Rear Shocks
19:05 - Rear Suspension Performance Upgrades
21:16 - Thanks For Watching!
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[@Ammotyr]

This is the video i need. Thanks for the clear explanation.

[@Rvw18t]

Thanks for the info!

[@mattspence2059]

Great info!

[@javifabela]

Very thorough

[@rrweed]

thanks for the info, don't forget to get an alignment after you do some work on the car :D

[@drwatson1234]

Indeed the top nuts on the strut cap are a nightmare. Totally rusted and locked on my 2011 TDI. Trouble is that the spring is in the way and you cannot get to them to cut them off, and further the rubber stops you from using say vice grips to grab the lower nut. Spring breaking due to rust is also common in the rust belt. Rear springs break and then the fronts.

[@ALIKHANENG]

Remove the main strut nut first and then detach the shock mount from the body. It is indeed a bad design. The Japanese cars comes with studs with that shock mount.

[@abdulsalamarakkal6724]

I own Mk6 , thanks for the information.

[@johnnydiaz8739]

Me too SE 1.8 Turbo

[@user-en3rp6mg1h]

Thanks for that

[@iamGrowing]

Nice video.

[@paraunkchito]

amazing chanel

[@stevenpatrickbrownco]

Hi 👋🏼 how do I reduce the NVH entering the cabin of my 2017 VW Jetta GLI 2.0T? is there an engine mount? Or cv joint that you’d recommend purchasing?

[@marcosrodriguez4161]

Can you show us how to adjust caster on theses vehicles

[@phenixlopez7979]

Does the 1.4 Jetta S have the same issues as your regular Jetta SE, SEL, and GLI and if so sugar replace the same parts as in GLI?

[@boywhohadatiger]

How crucial is it to replace dust covers , bellows , shock and strut bumpers ? I’m asking for my mark 6 GTI I’m kinda tight on cash and would rather pay for the shocks and struts and mounts than parts that aren’t vital to the ride quality .

[@tomascortez9799]

can you make them shirts available?

[@saefhindi6184]

Thank you. very helpful.
would you recommend spray silicone lubricant on all those rubber bushings ? thanks

[@fcpeuro]

Thank you for watching, and not something that is really needed for them!

[@bmuns6445]

HELP - my front suspension making crunch noises over speed bumps at low speed. Newer OEM lower control arms and ball joints. Newer Bilstein B4 shocks with new OEM mounts, Meile heavy-duty stabilizer bars. No noise when turning, only straight over bumps. Could it be old sway bar bushings or not properly torqued DSG mount bolt on newer 034 Motorsport solid rubber mount? Any advice would be appreciated. I'm visiting my VW tuner mechanic in OC on saturday.

[@dumbeezy5480]

what did it end up being?

[@yevhen.nehoda]

It should be sway bar bushings, I guess. Quite a common problem on all Jettas. OEMs are surprisingly quite poor, I'm also preparing to change them to something non-OEM

[@160calories]

2:18 PAY ATTENTION if you’re thinking of doing this, I wish I saw this video in advance. This happened to me exactly and I had to dremel the bolt head off bc the nut broke free. If I got under there and cleaned up the threads before ratcheting away, I would’ve been fine

[@user-gg9zk1pm7d]

Can i know the part number of genuine springs(front and rear) of vw jetta gli?

[@fcpeuro]

Absolutely! you'll need the color code from the springs likely, but check out contact.fcpeuro.com for more on that!

[@JCrRocha-br4qe]

where are they located

[@babylondrums]

Is it true the mk6 GLI shares the same suspension with the 1.4t Wolfsburg jetta? please confirm.

[@mirzaghalib8659]

My 2013.5 GLI has independent front and rear suspension...its a mk 6 but the .5 at the end of 2013 indicates them installing their new Gen3 888 210 hp turbo engine before rolling out the new mk7 GTI MODEL