subframe shouldn't be weaked

should be pulled down lower using jacks and a chain to hold the subframe to
a gutter.

Pull subframe down, then reinforce the subframe up the the vehicle frame so
you can off road bash it later on without worrying so much.

At 09:30 PM 9/10/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Dan,
>
>  I've seen Or_felt_ the vibration symptom before!
>
>  We tried MANY things to cure this one ;
>
>  Replace the driveline with a New One.  Still there.  Took the
>driveline off noise and feeling went away?  Old driveline back on, noise
>back!  Humm.
>
>  After closer inspection we found that the exhaust pipe from 1-3 was
>touching the Subframe at a certain speed and load causing this noise and
>vibration.
>
>  I guess a combination of the Rear Motor Mounts, along with the Trans
>mount becoming weak, the engine and trans sagged enough to let the pipe
>touch!
>
>  Our customer was a budget minded one, he wanted us to clearance the
>subframe.  We cut a "slot" in it so the pipe had room to move.  We
>didn't take away anything from the structure of the subframe doing
>this.  The slot is about 1" by 5"'s.
>
>  I've heard other people having this problem too?  I've told a few
>people about this scenerio and others have found it too.  Ironically we
>had a second Syncro at the same time as this first one do this at the
>same time?  Maybe the mounts have sagged and ovetime this is bound to
>happen?
>
>  Hope this info is useful to someone.
>
>  Kyle
>--
>
>  Kyle Wade  (408) 429-9424 Hm #
>  Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page
>  Home Page - http://www.volks-motorsports.com
>
>
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Derek Drew                           New York, NY
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