Karl: I replaced the front mount using the list discount at Camelback and
honestly didn't notice any difference either.  Front mount's a whole lot
easier to r&r though, but  a whole lot more bucks.  time is m,oney so where
ya gonna spend it?

DM&FS
-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
To: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Motor Mount Replacement

>I may have pulled the muffler and cat, though I don't remember doing so.
>
>Good point about the third world mounts.  My import FLAPS gave me two
German
>and two Indian mounts at first.  The Indian mounts were a good quarter inch
>shorter and had about two thirds the rubber of the German ones.  With the
>different dimensions, I don't think you'd be able to intermingle them.
>
>Karl
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Max/Joyce Wellhouse" <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 10:06 AM
>Subject: Re: Motor Mount Replacement
>
>
>> If I remember right, you have to pull the muffler and all it's crap(heat
>> shield etc.  that alone will make it a half a day's work or better.
>> whatever you do, replace them with German or OEM mounts.  I was forced to
>> replace mine with local FLAPS mounts made in Sri Lanka or Bangladesh or
>> wherever and they don't do the job well.
>>
>> DM&FS
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jason Yasment <jyasment@yahoo.com>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Date: Thursday, October 12, 2000 3:57 AM
>> Subject: Motor Mount Replacement
>>
>>
>> >Greetings-
>> >
>> >How would the list rate a rear motor mount
>> >replacement.  Some thing you can do in the driveway,
>> >just by jacking the motor up a but with a floor jack
>> >or something a bit more involved.
>> >
>> >I've been experiencing a bit more clutch shudder than
>> >usual and heard a bit of undetermined ratlling from
>> >behind on startup this evening. It was dark and I was
>> >unable to verify the source in the dark and left her
>> >were she was for the evening.
>> >
>> >TIA,
>> >
>> >=====
>> >Jason M. Yasment
>> >'84 Westfalia
>> >'98 Jetta TDI
>> >Troy, NY
>> >ICQ#22191965
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>> >
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