Re: damn im pissed [Pressing in motor mount]

["Bill Scarince" <scarince@mediaone.net>]

I pressed mine in with a big vise and a piece of wood to prevent
teethmarks.........it works great.

Bill Scarince
'88 2L 16v

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Channard" <zeroid@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: damn im pissed [Pressing in motor mount]


> I had a similar experience.  Most places I called would quote prices in
the
> $50 range.  A machine shop and a German car garage both said they didn't
> have the correct arbor.  I finally ended up at a VW dealer where they sent
> me to a guy on the floor who charged me $20 but it was all under the
table,
> nudge nudge wink wink, with no work order or receipt.  Why does it seem
that
> VW refuses to press in motor mounts?  I guess you have to leave the car
> there and let them do everything.    Bottom line is that it was a lot
harder
> to find a place that could press in the mount at a decent price than I
ever
> imagined.
>
> Is there any reason why a big vise couldn't be used to press in the new
> mount?  I'm talking about just slapping the mount and bracket between the
> jaws with maybe a piece of wood to prevent teethmarks and then tightening
> away?  benton----
>
>
>
> >>What you need is to skip the shop and find a place with a press. Machine
> >>Shop.
> >
> >I agree,but shop around.  I went to the nearest shop with the passenger
> >side mount - they were not that interested in doing it - I was told that
> >they were very difficult to do, I would have to leave it and it would
> >probably be $75-85.  I went to the shop I should have gone to in the
first
> >place - where they have real craftsmen - although they usually didn't do
> >that kind of work the guy said he'd see what he could do.  He took it
into
> >the back and returned less than 10 minutes later with the job done.
> >$10.  That was probably a very good rate.  I would guess it would more
> >often be $15-20.
> >
> >Chris (One of many on this list.)
>
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