Rear differential mount

[Huw Powell]

1. It seems you have no choice?

2. Removing 0.5 mm inside a circle isn't that hard, I certainly wouldn't 
call the result "oval".  Just work slowly and carefully.

I filed a hub I messed up with a big hammer back to "roundness", it just 
took time and patience and lots of measuring as I worked.


On 9/27/2012 11:21 PM, Radek wrote:
> OK, so I checked the diameter of the bushing on the car - 64.5 mm (+-).
> FA shows these under early 80s Rabbit, 64.4 mm and 75 mm, three part
> numbers. I called the dealer and they verified that the 75 mm is
> obsolete and so is one of the 64.4 mm ones.  However, the third number
> worked (171-199-214H) and they were able to bring one in.
> Unfortunately, the shaft for the bolt is not in the middle - it's offset
> quite a bit.  Not good.
> I checked 034 and found a solid rubber bushing they sell for this
> purpose specifically.  Called them to verify the size - they tell me
> that because there were several variations of Audi castings, they make
> it 65.4 mm in diameter so it fits most.  I'm thinking, a milimetre too
> large, it won't fit.  They suggested sanding the opening to enlarge it.
> Pressing an oversized steel piece into a smaller aluminium opening may
> break something. I don't think I can sand the opening by hand and keep
> it round - perhaps oval, but that's risking breakage again.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Radek.
>
>
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>> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:53:16 -0500
>> From: Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com>
>> To: TWFAUST at aol.com
>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: Rear differential mount
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>> Yes, double check the diameter. I'm pretty sure it's the same as teh MK1
>> VW's (think early 80's rabbit/jetta) larger engine mounts. 75mm, IIRC.
>> The
>> smaller ones are 64.5mm. Press in.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 6:23 PM, <TWFAUST at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Isn't that bushing available under a VW number. I replaced the mount
>>> on my
>>> '90Q a lot of tears ago. Seems to me that Advance Auto was able to
>>> cross it
>>> to a  much cheaper VW piece.
>>>
>>> Tom Faust
>
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