Lettuce Build Thread, Fast Cars and Fast Women: Stage 2 and Beyond

[B8Mistake]

Completely Stock 2.0tfsi. I havent been able to have any trust in the engine, so i never got to the point of adding any performance/power adders. I bought a Luft/tech CF intake 3+ yrs ago and may finally install on this engine. still need to shake her down a bit. She's not my daily any longer, so i just finished the swap on 3/13 and driven about 45mi, slow on back roads. trying to run the 2yr old fuel out and freshen up, since i get a small shutter/misfire under hard accel. more mileage to come this weekend and hopeful that with fresh fuel, all power will be restored.

[lettuce]

Snapped an axle launching it the other day. New one from GKN (OEM supplier) was $250 and picked up 6 of the shaft to transmission bolts too since they're TTY. They're M10x20 and about $2 each. Standard shipping from Europa parts got here next day and it was 60 degrees here so threw it in right when it showed up. Probably one of the easiest things I've done on this car. Took me maybe just over an hour.

I had considered getting beefier axles so this doesn't happen again - info thanks to @Smac770 for his awesome post here.
Was going to order a pair of 8K0 407 271 AK but ended up sticking with the stock 8K0 407 271 P with the idea that if something was going to break I'd rather have the weakest link in my drivetrain be a cheap, easily-replaceable axle and not an expensive transmission. Plus the stock ones have lasted me 100+ launches on the dragstrip up until now so they can't be all that bad.





Here's where the thing snapped. Looks like there's a weak point just after it slots into the CV joint where it's divided into two separate spline sections. I can only imagine they did this to either give it a slot to hold grease, or maybe to give it a lower torque rating so it gives way before something more expensive does. I wonder if the higher torque rating axles have this too.



All the DIY posts I've seen on axles says you have to drop the control arms to get the axles in/out. They make mention of a non-removable (from this position) heat shield that's blocking it in. I imagine that doesn't apply to the ZF6 since mine had this smaller shroud over the top that was only held in by 3 accessible bolts.



Here you can see the axle off to the side with the shroud unbolted. I kept the rightmost bolt in, just loosened, so I could swing it up and down to get the axle in.



And here's it in place.

Last two pics are it bolted in and ready to rock.





Didn't do the driver's side although after seeing how easy this was I'll probably swap it out soon just to save myself another tow. Overall 10/10 would launch again.

[19birel]

Lot easier than I would've expected!

Did that happen at the track or on the street?

[lettuce]

Lot easier than I would've expected!

Did that happen at the track or on the street?

Yeah it was a walk in the park. Happened on the street. Temps were in the single digits and the roads were empty so I was feeling spicy. Was only 15 miles from home so the tow wasn't bad, glad it happened there and not at the track which would have been a lot more $$. Maybe I should keep a spare axle in the trunk from now on

[19birel]

Yeah it was a walk in the park. Happened on the street. Temps were in the single digits and the roads were empty so I was feeling spicy. Was only 15 miles from home so the tow wasn't bad, glad it happened there and not at the track which would have been a lot more $$. Maybe I should keep a spare axle in the trunk from now on

Hard to resist a run when you have prime boost weather haha Do you have a Dragy for your street runs?

[lettuce]

Hard to resist a run when you have prime boost weather haha Do you have a Dragy for your street runs?

Nope, track slips only.

[19birel]

Nope, track slips only.

Fair enough haha

I’m hoping to finally go to the track this summer now that I have a clutch that can handle being launched, I’ve only done dragy runs so far


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