Date:         Fri, 4 Jun 2004 07:05:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Transaxle mount, possible source A1 chassis?
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On 3 Jun 2004 at 18:22, Ryan Press <ryan@PRESSLAB.US> wrote:

> My front transaxle mount is shot again.  This is a used one I picked up.
> The price of a new mount is about $125.  It looks to me like the right
> side motor mount from an A1 chassis VW will fit; they both are 75mm in
> dia, not sure about width.
>
> Has anyone tried this?  I was actually planning on installing the VW
> Motorsport A1 mount with the firmer rubber, for the way I drive. :)  This
> performance mount is only $24, but I would need to press the old mount out
> of the Vanagon bracket, and press the new one in.

Yes, there are some posts in the archives about this. I am on my second one now - the
first one lasted about 40k kms and 5 years, with much of that rough road driving. The
width is about 1" less, and it must be pressed into the carrier after the old insert is
pressed out. I buy them for about $25 CDN, and a local shop presses them in for free.
This amounts to 1/10 the cost of the original part, so I don't mind doing it every few
years. If you drive a lot, it may only last a year however. They fail gradually, resulting in
clunking as the nose bounces around.
I'm thinking of trying two inserts next time, as I think they can be made to fit side by
side. I did also try a urethane insert designed to fill the gaps in the A1 mount, and it was
like bolting the tranny straight to the frame - major buzzing/whining, and I never went
past 2nd gear...

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Shawn Wright
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