I previously wondered about that anti-torque mount but can now see
more clearly why this would help. Thanks for mentioning that. It's
something that may also help the shuddering when tires slip-grab in
snow or wet-slick road conditions.

When modifying the transmission bracket parts, I tried not to remove
too much material. Looking through my images here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/WBXTransmissionInto81VanagonWasAirCooled#

in particular this image: (trial fit, was clearanced more):
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fPuvDQEzWbo/S8faKJFfFrI/AAAAAAAAC18/XsUe55Ryfgs/s720/WBXtrannyBracket_close.jpg

maybe the drivetrain now sits a hair too far forward so transmission
bracket is contacting the body bracket.

There was no noise before, but with a recent engine carrier
removal-refit, the drivetrain may have gotten repositioned slightly.
For now, maybe tweaking it rearward will do.

Neil.

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks like you could benefit from the addition of an anti-torque mount to
> the rear apron.  I've seen those used on some TDI installs, for this very
> reason
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:06 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

>> When driving in 1st or 2nd gear, especially up hill (more load), it
>> sounds like the engine/transmission is contacting the body/frame.

--
Neil n

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