[Vwdiesel] Engine/transmission mounting problem

[Erik Lane]

Sorry I wasn't more specific. It is too far towards the drivers side of the
car. (Left side, in case there are any Englanders on here.) That axle seems
to be too long, and the passenger side on won't reach to the flange. It
could be that they are just bound up, but I played with them for a bit cause
I just couldn't believe it that it didn't just drop in and work. I can get
some movement out of the axles, but not a lot. About how much would you say
is normal? I can get about 1/4-1/2 inch total movement, I think.

And yes, the flanges look exactly the same and I measured from the rear
mount point to the edge of the flange and I got the same number with both
the old and new transmission.

Thanks,
Erik

On 12/10/06, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:
>
> Which way Eric?
> To the right, left, rear?
>
> The flanges look exactly the same?
>
> If you pull on the driveshaft, moving it toward the trans flange, the
> axles move quite a bit toward and away from the cv joint.   It just
> isn't binding in the joint?
> -james
>
> Erik Lane wrote:
> > I'm having a puzzling problem. I removed the engine and tranny from a
> 1981
> > rabbit for my brother, and then put in my spare engine and tranny, which
> > both came out of a 1983 or 1984 rabbit. Everything looks good and is
> > mounting up, until I got down to bolt on the axles. It looks like it's
> about
> > 1/2 inch off. I already tried to move the engine in the mounts, and it
> > didn't do enough.
> >
> > I measured the tranny from different points, and it looks like they're
> both
> > the same. I have no idea where to go from here now. Any help would be
> VERY
> > appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Erik
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