the reason the damn things dont break is due to the ROLL MOUNTS that are installed and are only there to keep things from goin to far. when the engine rolls back from a hard take off these pins bascially horizontally stick out just under the uni body wich are surrounded by jsut a very small amount of rubber wich will keep the mounts from ever extending to extremes. they are bolted both trans and engine side up front and arent much in construction. the rear and front do tend to break and arent noticed to much later due to the rolls mounts that will keep the motor in place even once they are worn out, if you are familiar enough with how things should be or drive it you will indeed notice the bit of slop in most. VW doesnt have these tho i have considered copying the design due to the effectiveness. hope that made sense im not very good at explaining in emails when im tired cheers al -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Sookraj <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 3:55 AM Subject: Re: Thoughts on VW motor mounts
>>Yes I am. Honda motor mounts almost never wear out. My friend's CRX didn't >>change his any of his motor mounts until 130,000 miles. >> >>Alex. > >True, the Honda boys don't seem to have much trouble with their mounts. >Isn't it due to location, and moreso number, than just their design and >material of construction? > >-Ryan >_____________ >List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
