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MK2 rear engine mount by madmedix on 07 Sep, 2008 09:18
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Hi folks;
Gotta loosen the rear engine mount center bolt and take off the tranny mount to switch out the power rack for a manual. Here's my problem...The rear engine mount. It's 17mm, rusted on real good. Is this one of those nasty "thin wall socket required" specials? I have nerve damage so it's tough for me to determine "solid socket contact" by touch and I can't see sh%* with my hands in the way :x Did I mention chiseling off the four bolts for the power rack with a air tool was the only way to get them off? Damn things twisted off mid-shank in the subframe....Nasty idea VW had using locking shoulder bolts on that.
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#1 by burn_your_money on 07 Sep, 2008 09:38
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Why do you have to loosen that bolt off? Does the motor need to be lifted or something?
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#2 by madmedix on 10 Sep, 2008 16:14
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Ah, well...I'm meditating on that one...
1) The front bearings are toast. So, I pull everything off to discover the right tie rod is chemically fused to the bearing carrier. Sawz-all to the rescue! :twisted:
What the heck, the power rack is leaking anyway, I'll just delete it and swap in the handy-dandy manual rack I just happen to have in the shed with the proper knuckle...
2) The bolts that hold in the power rack (locking shoulder-style bolts) snap off mid-shank. That leaves the bottom half of the stud and nut firmly on the power rack and can not get them off. Even an air chisel wouldn't do it.
So that leaves me with the option of loosening the engine rear mount and disconnecting the tranny mount so I can slide this girl out, no?
I'm thinking of dropping the sub-frame and clean her up while she's out and bolt up the manual rack...but those fasteners holding up the subframe and anti-sway etc look pretty damn scary (they're solid, but not if I touch 'em. Know what I mean?) and I'm not sure I wanna touch them.
Also debating whether to just pull the whole shot (engine + tranny) and deal with the whole engine bay while I'm at it.
Problem is...I don't have a garage. I also have a nasty back injury that really limits my time working on her....which means this could go over the winter and wait until spring. THAT will impress the neighbours
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#3 by burn_your_money on 10 Sep, 2008 18:24
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I recommend impressing the neighbors, it's usually more fun that way
I hate those stupid rack bolts, they always break -
#4 by clbanman on 11 Sep, 2008 02:47
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Quote from: "burn_your_money"
I recommend impressing the neighbors, it's usually more fun that way
Just be careful and check your local bylaws first. Cambridge has a bylaw that says you cannot have an inoperable motor vehicle on your property for more than 24 hours unless it is in a garage. Guess how I found out? Doesn't matter if visually you can't tell that the car isn't ready to be started and driven down the road. Cars have to "be safe to drive", so you can't even have the car on jack stands for more than 24 hours. I got dinged becaues even if you meet the visual requirements, they still check for valid license plate tags. They base their checks on complaints, so if your neighbors have it in for you....... They even nailed a guy a couple of blocks away for having a car in his driveway with a For Sale sign in the windshield and no plates on it. -
#5 by madmedix on 15 Sep, 2008 15:34
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Well, it looks like I'm going to have to use the female easy outs on the rear engine mount :cry: and now I'm toying with just pulling the whole shooting match and go from there. Stay tuned. If she pisses me off any more, there is going to be a Jetta TD parting out soon...