Re: 'cheapass' engine mount press

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

neal,
ok, heres the deal. the center pin needs to be on the bottom with the bracket sitting how it would
when attached to the engine. this would make the rubber appear as a "V" with the pin at the bottom
of the V. That pin bolts to the frame and once the engine weight is on it (the outer circle), the
pin is compressed against the V and pushed towards the center of the mount.
The transmission mounts actually have an arrow right above the pin that points up.
al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Tovsen" <sixteen.volt@verizon.net>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>; "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "Cheapass Ron
Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 10:43 PM
Subject: RE: 'cheapass' engine mount press


> Good timing! I just got my new mounts from Potterman.
>
> OK, one more time since I'm too dense to remember it (and I don't trust the
> one in the car):
>
> Which way does it go? Does anyone have a picture with the correct
> orientation?
>
> It really blows my mind that VW couldn't make is some other shape besides a
> perfect circle...
>
> Neal
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:48 PM
> > To: scirocco list; Cheapass Ron Pieper
> > Subject: 'cheapass' engine mount press
> >
> >
> > 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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