Re: well, this is just great... (rant)

[Brian McGarvey <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>]

On Sun, 6 May 2001, Tobias M-G wrote:

>
> Why couldn't you just buy pieces of the car, you know a few large chunks at
> a time, then build it back together. Can you get the body from a PNP?

I dont think they sell the frames :-(

>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>
> To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: well, this is just great... (rant)
> Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 19:01:56 -0700
>
>
>
> so, like i've said before, my car shudders upon take off. shifts between
> gears are no problem at all.
>
> i get the car on the drive-up ramps and start looking around the rear
> motor/xmission mount. i looked at the plate that attaches to the
> transmission case via three threaded studs. the bottom one displayed more
> thread than the upper two.. hmmm. (well come back to this in a minute)
>
> i then inspect the upper angle plate that has the two nuts that are a pain
> to get to. i hand torque one of them - guess what? it's loose. that's just
> great. so i torque it back down and do the same all around.
>
> (back to the xmission mount plate) i start to torque down the nut and it
> becomes loose. oops, i think, i must have stripped it. so i begin
> unthreading the bolt out by removing the nut. the bolt comes out and sure
> enough, about 1/4"-3/8" of the casing thread is mangled. i worry a bit and
> then it dawns on me (duh) that some moron before me (probably some lamer
> mechanic who either doesn't give a shit or is just stupid or absent-minded)
> didn't thread the bolt into the case enough. so, i painstakingly (i didn't
> have another nut to lock the other nut to the bolt) use vise-grips and a
> rag to cover the thread and start threading it back in. finally, i thread
> the bolt all the way in, torque the three nuts on all bolts and - done!
>
> take it for a drive and sure enough it reduces the shudder considerably.
> now i _really_ need to replace the mount to get it all the way done.
>
> ok, pop open the hood, check oil, top it off, do the visual inspection and
> decide to check the timing belt (it's due for a replacement soon). i take
> the cover off - no problem. after inspection, i put the thing back on and
> had a difficult time getting the pos plastic cover on just right, and i end
> up guessing at where the hex bolt's supposed to go. seems right, i start
> torquing down. all of a sudden, it gets loose. *!@&@^$!@^^%!!!! i stripped
> the thread in the block. this is _just_great_...
>
> so it looks like i'll need to repair the thread with the coil and all in
> the block. luckily it's not a mechanical, moving part.
>
> that's all.
>
> ps - for those of you who still jack up the car to do things under the car,
> i highly recommend using car ramps. no worries about jack points, etc..
>
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