[Re: one more thing.. poly front mount]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

Funny, I've  noticed that the TT HD front mount is quite a bit larger tha=
n the
stock one it replaced. Now did the front one shrink/compress. or is it sm=
aller
to begin with? The TT one has no slop to it, that's for sure.
Cathy

Euroroc II <flaatr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Interesting note.... I have seen 3 cars with cracked core supports, =

> including my old deceased 8V  that ran poly front mounts.
> =

> Now I hammer on my 16V a lot ( a whole lot) and I have a HD mount (from=
 TT)

> and I have a healthy core support... Inspected it a couple of weeks ago=
 =

> after discovering cracks in friends car during an engine swap. He had a=
 =

> poly mount up there too
> =

> Coincidence?
> -Raffi
> =

> At 01:58 AM 4/20/2003 -0700, T. Reed wrote:
> >Forgot to put this in my last message..
> >
> >After aligning the mounts, I revved the engine (it sure shakes a lot m=
ore
> >now that its not shaking the large mass of the chassis with it) and
> >noticed that my poly front mount is moving inside the cup, ever so
> >slightly.. about 1-1.5mm. I'm concerned that this could have a
> >"hammering" effect on the crossmember over a long period of time,
> >especially given the "spirited" manner in which I drive.
> >
> >I think I remember reading that polyurethane "dents", is this correct?=
 If
> >so, should I get a new poly mount ($10?) since the one I've got seemed=
 to
> >have been crushed slightly (maybe because it was bearing engine weight=
??).
> >
> >-Toby
> >
> >
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