Re: Passenger side mount info.

["Ben Rogowski" <bgr13@mn.rr.com>]

I see!  If you saw the 533 mount I have you would know why I was unable to
perform such a test.  We had to use an air hammer to get it out of the
bracket.  It's very messy.  Thanks Gary.  I'll order up the right one from
Mike straight away.

Ben R
Membership Coordinator
<http://www.volksport.com>
Volksport GTI and Watercool Volkswagen Club
"We support your VW Performance Addiction."

----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>
To: Ben Rogowski <bgr13@mn.rr.com>
Cc: Scott Williams <sfwilliams@home.com>; Scirocco List
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Passenger side mount info.


> Aha young jedi! But you hath not lined up the bolt holes and looked!
> they are different, the hole is just a little bit lower on the 533 mount
> which makes the 16v motor nice and level :)
>
>
>
> Ben Rogowski wrote:
> >
> > Actually Gary, the two I have are both offset.  They look exactly the
same,
> > but the thumbnail durometer test seems to indicate that the 533 mount is
> > harder.  This may be only because the 171 mount is brand new, and the
533
> > mount is probably 12 years old though.
> >
> > Ben R
> > Membership Coordinator
> > <http://www.volksport.com>
> > Volksport GTI and Watercool Volkswagen Club
> > "We support your VW Performance Addiction."
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > > YES! Bad. *VERY* bad..... the 16v motor with the 533 mount is offset.
> > > The center hub where the bolt goes through is offset as compared to
your
> > > average 8v A1 mount...... The previous owner of my scirocco put a
> > > regular 8v mount in, and when I took it out a few days ago it was
> > > completely flat......  the motor sat 1" lower on the passenger side,
> > > destroyed my down pipe and caused all sorts of other catastrophies.
Get
> > > the right 16v mount and have that pressed in. It's about 35$ I
> > > believe........
> > >
> > >
> > > Ben Rogowski wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Scott.  I've got the heavy duty front and rear already.  I
don't
> > want
> > > > to have to do this again since the motor is already out, so I want
the
> > > > stiffest mount I can get.  So does anyone know if the 533p.n. mount
is
> > > > different form the 171p.n. mount?


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