RE: Advice: Upside-down motor mount

[Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>]

it's funny that you mention this, because when i took my old one off, it
was upside down!  those idiots that replaced it about 5 years ago put it
in upside down!  do not install it like this.  it is designed to work
under the weight of the engine, and if it's upside down, not only will
the engine sit lop-sided, it will pull the rubber out from the inside of
the mount and it will fail sooner.  i'd take it back and show them that
they installed it wrong.  even if they did it for free that doesn't
excuse the fact that they did it wrong.  besides, if you need a new
mount, it's not free, is it...  offer to pay them for the labor involved
but it is their responsibility.

chris
86 16V scirocco


> ----------
> From: 	Neal Tovsen[SMTP:ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu]
> Sent: 	Monday, February 15, 1999 11:47 AM
> To: 	Scirocco-L (E-mail)
> Subject: 	Advice: Upside-down motor mount
> 
> I finally got my passenger-side motor mount out of my car (not toooo
> much
> trouble, actually...), and took it to the dealer to have the new
> insert
> pressed. But, of course, they put it in upside down.
> 
> They had to destroy the old mount to get it out, so I'm guessing they
> won't
> be able to fix my new one. Besides, they didn't charge me anything to
> do it,
> so I wouldn't feel good about going in there and raising hell about
> it.
> 
> Since I have my car torn apart, I need to know: How bad will it be if
> I
> install it upside down?? Or should I just eat the $50 the mount cost
> me and
> order a pre-pressed mount/bracket from Potter?
> 
> Neal (ya, ya, hindsight is 20/20...)
> 
> 
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