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Lower Engine Mounts
breeze:
--- Quote from: LC5F on November 20, 2022, 01:57:58 pm ---Super-pro dog bone insert is good and cheap
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Any idea if better or worse than Powerflex yellow? I already have one of those.
pudding:
Just put a vibratechnics bush set in and move on. It's the best there is. It's not that big a deal taking the subframe down, especially as all the threads are freed off now.
LC5F:
--- Quote from: breeze on November 21, 2022, 07:26:13 am ---
--- Quote from: LC5F on November 20, 2022, 01:57:58 pm ---Super-pro dog bone insert is good and cheap
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Any idea if better or worse than Powerflex yellow? I already have one of those.
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Can't compare Powerflex Vs SP for this insert
- but comparing brands, Super pro spanks Powerflex's bot bot on build quality, and supplied fixings +they usually you can choose from multiple shore values (hardness).
- I have had Powerflexes in the past on other VWs, some failed far too early, the finish on the bushes isn't great & the hardware tends to be Heath Robinson. Personally, I would only install them if there is no other alternative.
Have you looked at your main engine mounts for wear? - if yours is a manual, with the handbrake on, you can easily get someone to load up the drive train by putting it in gear, lifting the clutch till it starts to bite - then see if the engine is rocking excessively
breeze:
--- Quote from: LC5F on November 21, 2022, 02:52:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: breeze on November 21, 2022, 07:26:13 am ---
--- Quote from: LC5F on November 20, 2022, 01:57:58 pm ---Super-pro dog bone insert is good and cheap
--- End quote ---
Any idea if better or worse than Powerflex yellow? I already have one of those.
--- End quote ---
Can't compare Powerflex Vs SP for this insert
- but comparing brands, Super pro spanks Powerflex's bot bot on build quality, and supplied fixings +they usually you can choose from multiple shore values (hardness).
- I have had Powerflexes in the past on other VWs, some failed far too early, the finish on the bushes isn't great & the hardware tends to be Heath Robinson. Personally, I would only install them if there is no other alternative.
Have you looked at your main engine mounts for wear? - if yours is a manual, with the handbrake on, you can easily get someone to load up the drive train by putting it in gear, lifting the clutch till it starts to bite - then see if the engine is rocking excessively
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All other mounts are new, as is the dogbone itself. I think Lemforder or Meyle.
I re-fitted the Powerflex bush earlier and it seems much better than before. I give up…
Next time the subframe is down I will replace the whole thing for sure.
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