[Re: How to have longer lasting motor mounts.]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

I'll add a data point. Replacing the front mount with a known bad rear mo=
unt
will rip the front one up in short order. Mine lasted a week,no doubt
terminated by some of Denny's drag launches. The new one has lasted so fa=
r,
with all four being replaced around the same time. (front and back are TT=
 hard
rubber units) Cathy

Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net> wrote:
as a data point (rieger):
early last year, new rubber mounts all around except for a poly front, no=

splitting anywhere, and thats with some hard driving/auto-x/even burnouts=
 at
waterfest last year (i did em behind the hotel, before everyone started
gathering on the strip). no vibration at all, even with the poly front. a=
lso,
the rieger is a daily, so it gets decent miles put on it. i recently put =
a vw
motorsports mount on the rear, made things a bit rough. i may go back to
stock
if it keeps making my rear view mirror vibrate.
as far as diesel mounts go, i dont think they are any different than the
stock
mounts anymore. didnt they all get combined into one mount part #?
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
To: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: How to have longer lasting motor mounts.


> ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
> > > Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 11:43 AM
> > > Subject: Re: pass side engine mount change & injector seals
> > >
> > > Early, early Rabbits and Mk1 Sciroccos came with a smaller diamet m=
otor
> > > mount. Later units (like my 81) and all Mk2s, iiinc 16v use the sam=
e
> > > mounts.
> > >
> > > It would be great to retrofit a larger but not too hard mount. Perh=
aps
> > > the best choise in this inbetween ange of coomort vs performance vs=

> > > longevity =3D eurathane filled stock mount.
> > >
> > > This is were folks pour liquid eurothane (or some other stuff) into=
 the
> > > mount and let it set up. Makes it stiffer yet still pliable. There =
are
> > > also premade iinserts to be had, but neither kind have I tried yet.=
 But
> > > will next motor pull.
> > >
> > > TBerk
> > >
> >
> > Scirocco-Al wrote:
> >
> > I've got them in mine.  The mounts are going on 7 years of age and th=
ey
are
> > still fine.  Vibration is a little more but not bad.  Nothing like th=
e
rear
> > urethane mounts.
> >
>
>
> So, I tear up mounts like crazy, esp the front mount.  It's gotten me t=
o
> thinking I might have bent brackets of something, up to including a
> misaligned motor putting stress on the mounts. I put in stock units fro=
m
> Virtual world, including a TT front mount but it still splits.
>
> Now I'm not one for hard launches, lest you think I am dropping the
> hammer and what else is to be expected.
>
> How's about we focus on 'the best setup for motor mounts' as subjective=

> as this seems.
>
> I'll start off with Diesel mounts augmented on Drivers' & Passengers'
> sides with the inserts mentioned above, Front made from rubber, rear
> Heavy Duty but no all-poly anywhere.
>
> Thems me thinks on it,
> TBerk
>
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