Re: rear transmission studs stripped

["Don Walter" <dswalter.wi@netzero.net>]

Thanks, I feared it would be a ?itch of a job.  How about a plate with the
studs welded to it and inserted thru the drilled out studs?
----- Original Message -----
From: <Captnbr@aol.com>
To: <dswalter.wi@netzero.net>; <Scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: rear transmission studs stripped


> In a message dated 12/12/2001 10:37:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> dswalter.wi@netzero.net writes:
>
>
> <<Okay with all the extra HP my rear transmission studs stripped loose.
> These
> are the studs that come out of the underbody/frame and have two 10mm nuts
> that hold the mount to the car.  Has anyone fixed or replaced these?>>
>
> Ahhh,  I remember this bitch all too well.  Had the same problem as you.
But
> luckily only one of mine was stripped, the forward one, which is easy to
do.
> Make that easier, because it was still a bitch.
>
> Remove the bracket and saw off the stud, see these studs are welded in so
its
> the only way to do it.  Then begin drilling it out, and keep drilling and
> drill some more, it took me close to an hour and a half to drill it out.
> That stud uses mad hard metal.  Keep the drill centered so the new bolt
you
> drop in will be in the exact spot the stud was.  A fellow lister said next
> time to use oil on the drill bit it will make it easier so you might want
to
> try that.   Once its drilled you will see that you can come in from above
and
> drop a new one in there.
>
> Now if the rear one is stripped too, its a whole different ball game
because
> you have to find it inside the passenger cabin under the center console
and
> the dashboard somewhere in there.  Luckily my rear one wasn't stripped
> because I would have been fucked, I wasn't about to take apart the whole
> console and shit.  Good luck and hope this helps
>
> Brian 86 16v
> 98 Jetta GLX Vr6
>
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