Neil, the flat steel plate should be bolted up hard to the cross-member.
The rubber doughnut does the isolating.

You can bolster the doughnut by filling the gaps with polyurethane caulk -
let cure overnight.

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:51 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> .... more than 1/8" ?
>
> Re: the WBX transmission I've installed in my '81.
>
> As anticipated, the front bracket on transmission sounds like it's
> contacting frame under load. i.e. going uphill I hear the engine
> vibrate through to cab.
>
> How much room should there be between transmission front bracket and frame?
>
> I see ~ 1/8" .
>
> Pretty sure the rubber in mount is ok.
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>

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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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