RE: Motor Mounts Cont.

[David Herlihy <davidh1972@yahoo.com>]

Tim- Thanks for the info. I'll check it out. I didn't
think a motor mount alone would drop you out of the
Stock Class in SCCA?? Hmmm.

David

--- Tim Irwin <timi@Interlinq.com> wrote:
> Haven't done it myself (I think that would bump me
> out of SCCA stock
> classes), though I'd like to. I believe most of the
> responses have been that
> it take a couple of tools and about 15-30 minutes to
> do.
> 
> see
>
http://www.panix.com/~aqn/GTI_VR6/gti_vr6/library/engine/inst_Whipple_front_
> motor_mount.html
> 
> (username: driver, pwd: hired)
> for a good discussion on them.
> 
> 
> I didn't think I could lift a wheel with the stock
> GA's, but when I got the
> pictures back I saw I actually had.
> 
> Tim Irwin
> '98 GLX
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Herlihy [mailto:davidh1972@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 8:31 AM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Motor Mounts Cont.
> 
> 
> There has been a lot of chatter on VWVortex forums
> about changing the front motor mounts on A3's and
> the
> "defective" mounts on the A4 GTI's of late. 
> 
> I was wondering if changing to Turn2 mounts is
> something that a shadetree mechanic (myself) could
> do 
> without a lift or do I need to jack the car up to
> get
> at these to install them properly? People say it's
> easy, but how easy is easy? If I were to make the
> change myself I unfortunately have to do the work in
> a
> parking lot near my apt. bldg which stinks.
> 
> Thanks for any info.
> 
> BTW Tim killer pics of the GLX lifting a wheel!! :)
> 
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