anybody got tips on proper drivetrain alignment in a mk1?

[flaatr at yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

Actually I got self centering suggestion from Potter directly... I don't 
think you'll find it in the archives.

-Raffi


At 03:55 PM 2/28/2004, T Berk wrote:
>Sandor wrote:
>>ok tonight I'm going to try and get this thing to sit right...the 16V
>>mounted in my mk1 jetta is just not right...visually it appears off and it
>>twitches on idle and bucks a fair bit under hard acceleration from
>>standstill...I really haven't been able to "give it" from a stoplight the
>>way I want..I know the mounts are good, I replaced the ps one, got a
>>Diesel rear and like new drivers side and front.
>>I'd like to try and do this without a poly front mount first and if its
>>still not hooking up right, then do the poly prothane puck.
>>any tips on how to do it?
>>Some I've heard just say loosen em slightly, go around the block, allow
>>the motor to find its own sweet spot then tighten.
>>Manual says loosen sides and front and rear and adjust until the rear has
>>no side load on it, then tighten.
>>Also, wrt the front mount, is it necessary to shim the "cup" out to take
>>out some of the slop?  Is it sufficient to just use longer bolts and some
>>beefy washers between the crossmember and the cup?
>>any advice is really appreciated
>>thanks
>>sandor
>
>
>The Scirocco.org list archive is your friend:
>
><http://www.scirocco.org/list/archives/2003/April/msg01892.html>
>
>Read the two relevant follow ups, esp the one pertaining to Potter's 
>suggested way.
>
>I didn't did deep enough in the arc to find his (Mike Potter) original 
>prose but the summation is one click away from the above link.
>
>hth,
>TBerk
>
>
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