Volkswagen Golf Mk1 COMPLETE Rear Axle Restoration!

In this episode we restore a rear axle for my Mk1 Golf. This entire job was done for about €280.

0:00 Intro
1:23 The plan
2:38 Disassembly
9:04 Removing surface rust
13:11 Painting
15:28 Assembly
22:02 Installation on the car
24:40 Outro

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[Bantamscooter]

'Going to start by taking everything apart'. **A wild angle grinder appears**

[naimderrickroses]

Thanks for that vidéo that will help me in the restauration of the Golf 2 of my grandma 😁

[bramdejong]

Memphis, take a look at the left hand brake Cable. It is rubbing against the Wheel!! (24.29 in video) The right side seems to be ok.

[ACDCZippo]

Good idea to uprade to an axle with an anti roll bar. Personally I would have gone a bit further by installing poly bushes.

[GWaveSounds]

this is the most productive car channel on vw, everything is transparent and easy to understand, great camera angles well done

[Nerz]

me who likes Volkswagens, especially golfs: *happiness noises*

[TheNorthernmunky]

I love that you said “take a gander” that’s such a cockney term! Brilliant!

[jakobkonradsen]

So satisfying watching all those fresh parts go in

[TheNorthernmunky]

Brilliant video as always mate. Good work

[Cher]

Definitely need to do a rear disc brake conversion when swapping in that 2.0 you talked about, gonna need all that stopping power :)

[MarcosAurelio-nmei]

Greetings from Brazil!!! Great job, this MK1 looks beautiful, too bad we don't have this car in Brazil. Here we only have it from the MK3 and here the Golf is a very appreciated car!

[guzziwheeler]

You need to push up the spring-loaded wedge of the automatic brake adjuster before taking off the brake drum. You can easily reach the wedge with a screwdriver through a hole for the wheel bolt in two o´clock position. After this, you can take off the drum with one hand.

[atishinderjeet]

Great video. I'm a MK1 owner currently replacing brake drums and backing plate. First attempt. This video has been very helpful.

[jeffkelly]

My project is quite old & rusty - when it comes to fasteners. I soaked those 4 nuts holding the rear beam pivots, in pbblaster several times - over several weeks- and wire brushed the threads, nervous I would shear a stud off. After a few weeks of multiple soaking of pbblaster, those nuts came off without an impact, just broke loose with a ratchet by hand. I'm so glad for quality videos like this Memphis.

[ohcrapwhatsnext]

Great job what your doing is essential to follow along... cool

[hermanj]

Hallo Memphis, die achteras jongen dat heb je weer netjes gedaan ikzelf heb in de garage gewerkt en als ik zie hoe jullie dit doen vind ik helemaal prima en zeker als je die leuke uitleg er ook nog eens bij doet, dit noem ik nou gewoon hobbyen met eenvoud.
Groeten Herman

[abdulmjeedasiri]

Your followers from Saudi Arabia, great content

[MrHuismeester]

Weer een stukje vakwerk ! Leerzame video daar ik geen enkel idee had hoe zoiets nu in elkaar steekt en moet je zeggen dat het wel veel werk was, maar dat het eindresultaat meer dan oke is !
Alles ziet er weer als nieuw uit en dat geeft een mooi aanblik als je onder de auto kijkt. Vakwerk dus en m, n complimenten !!

[oswold]

You’re a great young man if only there were more like you!😊

[carlkwasnjuk]

Very well done! Watching from Pennsylvania USA. I own a 2010 GTI with 6 speed manual and a 2008 Jetta Wolfsburg 2.0T with the DSG.