[V8] Well that's your problem right there..

[Dave Saad]

... and with that in mind, you probably don't need to replace a broken  
torque stop IF you replace the motor mounts.  Since it only works  
under compression anyway, you have defacto reverted back to the old un- 
breakable design.

Since the torque stop was around $100, you may as well spend the money  
on the next thing on the fixit list...


Dave


On Mar 2, 2010, at 12:43 AM, urq wrote:

> Every Audi I've owned since I bought that GTI Fox back in 1978 has  
> had a
> "torque mount" or snubber of some sort ... it is necessitated by the
> motor/transaxle assembly driving the front wheels.  As the vehicle
> accelerates the torque reaction lifts the nose of the engine.  The  
> mount is
> intended to operate under compression, but when the more familiar  
> engine
> mounts sag it places the torque mount in tension and the rubber  
> eventually
> shears.  To my mind the rubber coated knob sitting inside an inverted
> u-shaped bracket (of the other Audis) seems to be a more robust  
> solution.  I
> don't recall once having to replace that device.
>
> Steve Buchholz
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Alright, so, for the 034 mounts, I think its the 5cyl mounts that  
> are the
> same, right?  I'll call them tomorrow either way, and find out.   
> Here's pics
> of what happened.  Just took it out no problem.
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/Chance901/101_2387.jpg
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/Chance901/101_2386.jpg
>
> I can see what others mean by a torque mount, it has no center  
> section at
> all, its just rubber.  Hum.
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