[Vwdiesel] Motormounts--- (Hagars two canadian cents --or one us penny)

[Nate Wall]

Hmmmmmm......I have an '85 TD also. The replacement
solid rubber mount is a direct drop in replacement w/
all the hardwre used for the hydraulic mount used for
the rubber one, unless I did get a replacement
hydraulic mount, but I was told it was solid rubber
and it appears to be.

--Nate


--- Shawn Wright <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca> wrote:
> I swapped mine from the stock rubber ('85 Jetta NA)
> to the hydraulic mount when I
> swapped in the TD engine. It requires a different
> bracket assembly to make it work,
> so if you're going from hydr->rubber you'll need the
> rubber bracket also. (I have it still
> somewhere if anyone needs it)
> I noticed my new '85 Jetta NA has the hydr mount, so
> I don't know when they
> switched. The hydraulic do seem to last longer - the
> one in my TD is still ok after
> 200k kms. (the right rear is shot though...)
>
> On 14 Jul 2003 at 12:44, Nate Wall
> <natewall1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I forgot to add, I notice next to no difference in
> > vibration levels between the two.
> >
> > --Nate
> >
> >
> > --- Nate Wall <natewall1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > The front hydraulic mount is very expensive.
> There
> > > is
> > > a solid rubber aftermarket front mount that
> costs
> > > about $40 that will fit the A-2s.
> > >
> > > --Nate
> > >
> > > --- "H .Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org> wrote:
> > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > > --
> > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative
> ]
> > > > Do as  Charlie Brown suggested (Roger Brown)
> said
> > > in
> > > > previous thread. I just did mounts with engine
> in
> > > > place and with engine out.  With engine in the
> > > mount
> > > > under timing belt is a schwinehund PIA.  you
> may
> > > > quote me.
> > > > Found out how critical mounts are to good
> shifting
> > > > of 5 speed manual tranny.       Hagar.
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > >
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