Replacing Front Engine Mountings

keynsham1

keynsham1

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Does anyone have an easy way for replacing the front engine mountings on a 2200SC? It is looking like the engine and bellhousing may need to be split to allow enough upward movement of the engine to remove the mounts?
 
The Rovering Member said:
Infinitely superior apparently. I've had them fitted to Bruiser 2 but haven't got the car back as yet so can't verify them personally.
Demetris is a reliable chap though & l trust his recommendation.

Engine mounts (4-cyl)
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I fitted them to mine years ago (also following Demetris' original post). I did about 10k miles on them and can also confirm they are a significant improvement. I also replaced the rubber bushes on the front stay bar, but the replacements I sourced (Classeparts, I believe) were really hard, and transmitted a lot of vibration until I backed off both ends as much as possible. I'd like to find a source of bush material for that as well if I can.
 
One thing to think about with the VW Golf gearbox mounts is that the holes in the inner wings need to be opened out about a mm. Sometimes you can be lucky and not have to do that, but worth being aware of it.
 
sdibbers said:
One thing to think about with the VW Golf gearbox mounts is that the holes in the inner wings need to be opened out about a mm. Sometimes you can be lucky and not have to do that, but worth being aware of it.
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Good advice. I forgot about this until you mentioned it, but yes, I had to do the same. Oddly, the nearside needed opening up a bit further than the offside on my car. Not sure if it was the mounts or the holes that weren't uniform.
 
I knew about it because of @Demetris write up of the conversion. I had the engine out when I cleaned and respirated the engine bay a few years back. Did both to be sure while I had easy access.
 
sdibbers said:
I knew about it because of @Demetris write up of the conversion. I had the engine out when I cleaned and respirated the engine bay a few years back. Did both to be sure while I had easy access.
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I replaced mine in situ, but it must be 10 years ago now.
I'm currently midway through a major refresh of the car, so am replacing them again. Ten years under continual compression is probably their working life, so a new set came the other day.
 

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redrover said:
I replaced mine in situ, but it must be 10 years ago now.
I'm currently midway through a major refresh of the car, so am replacing them again. Ten years under continual compression is probably their working life, so a new set came the other day.
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Brings back memories! Blimey, 8 years ago for me now, maybe I should check them. 1688140441790.png
 
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