'cheapass' engine mount press

["Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>]

i learned this trick over at Erics place. Hacksaw the mount from the inside out (the metal on the
mount, not the bracket). Once you make it through the mount (hacksaw will start sticking), tap it a
bit with a hammer and a punch, and it'll come right out (provided you made it all the way through
the mount). now to get the new mount in, you'll need a vice (a GOOD vice, like one made back in
1920), and 4 ratchet extensions. use the extensions, 2 on each side, to space the mount away from
the vice, so you dont break the rubber of the mount by pushing on the center pin. Put a bit of
grease around the lip of the mount before you start pressing. Line everything up, start slow, make
sure the mount starts out evenly, then commence the gronk the living s@#* out of the vice. you may
need a 3-4 foot pipe, and i hope the vice is on a sturdy, heavy table. once its all in, you're good
to go. doing the driver and passenger mount brackets took under an hour (getting the bracket on the
car is a totally different story, however).

this procedure can be helpful for those living in towns with vw dealers only capable of changing
tires and oil.
enjoy!
al

Allyn Malventano, ET1(SS), USN
87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 160k, rocco #6)
87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles :)



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