Rear differential mount

[James]

Powerflex make one for the S2 rear diff that should fit, as it's poly. 
No press required either.....

Lightly copper grease and insert by hand......



On 28/09/2012 05:28, Huw Powell wrote:
> 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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