RE: Stripped out engine mount stud..AGAIN

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

I think you can drop the front one in from the top, but the rear would have
to go in from inside the car.  I haven't looked very closely at clearances,
or where the bolt would go in the interior.  Just have the basic concept
design in my head.

Aaron
'82 Scirocco
'70 Beetle
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
'81 Honda CX500


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Captnbr@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:04 AM
> To: aaron@makuta.com; scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Stripped out engine mount stud..AGAIN
>
>
> In a message dated 1/17/2001 4:06:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> aaron@makuta.com writes:
>
> << I plan to just remove the studs with my angle grinder after noting
>  their locations relative to something else under there and
> drill holes to
>  drop bolts in from the top >>
>
> Aaron thanks for the reply.  Hmm I did not think of this way
> of doing it, so
> I should cut it off, and drill it out and put in another stud
> or bolt.  I
> wonder how thick this mounting plate is.  Reason I say is
> because you say it
> is welded, so I wonder if I am drilling out the weld and
> replacing it with a
> bolt if the plate will be strong enough or will it just strip
> out again.
>
> Wait a second I just reread your post so you say drop them in
> from the top,
> Ok i see what your sayin now.  Hmmm, how are we going to do
> this?  Will we
> have to go from inside the car (major... major bitch), or can
> we reach them
> from underneath the car some way?  I am hoping this can be
> done from the
> outside because I do not want to take apart the center
> console peace out
>
> Brian 86 16v
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