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 gilesy
Seasoned Pro  Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Okay, quick question about the top mount... I have obviously chocked the engine mount to get rid of the rocking motion forwards/backwards but by going by the witness mark/clean bit on the chock, how much up/down motion should there be? It had a new OE top mount late last year which is when I fitted the chocks. Edit: Suspension  |
 Posted 26th Dec 2009 at 19:52
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cosmic spanner
Moral objector  Location: North London Registered: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 10,399 Status: Offline |
Post #2
those wear marks do seem to go up-down quite a lot, mine is more like the pattern you can see behind your chock on the actual cradle, extends a lot less far upwards. Odd!________________________________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch....Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. Project é - my 306 project thread. |
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Posted 26th Dec 2009 at 20:10
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dragoon
Seasoned Pro  Location: Ghent - Belgium Registered: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 1,071 Status: Offline |
Post #3
hmmm do those 'chocks' make a big difference? I just fitted a new top mount + cradle and still have a lot of play...(resulting in the exhaust hitting the subframe  )________________________________________ Team WheelwhoreTeam Limited Edition Astor 306 Francorchamps RIP Virtual Blue 208 GTi quote: I  this place. So many illiterate deluded fool's acting 'ard . . . and so many literate intelligent people to rip them apart and knock them back down again . . . ahh  |
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Posted 26th Dec 2009 at 20:33
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gilesy
Seasoned Pro Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
Post #4
When I got my tyres replaced, I said to the guy in the garage that I might want my engine mount cradle welding. He then went to get a 4ft BFO pry bar and levered the engine up and down in the mount, and said the mount was meant to do that. I'm not convinced and as I'm away from my tools, and facilities, I just wonder whether the mount has the capacity to move up/down...or is it just taking the threaded portion of the cradle up and down with it? I'm guessing it is the latter, as the witness mark BEHIND the chock would be significantly larger? Discuss.../ |
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Posted 26th Dec 2009 at 20:56
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gilesy
Seasoned Pro Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
Post #5
dragoon wrote: hmmm do those 'chocks' make a big difference? I just fitted a new top mount + cradle and still have a lot of play... (resulting in the exhaust hitting the subframe )Are your other mounts shagged? |
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Posted 27th Dec 2009 at 00:02
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
Post #6
Part of that up/down will be from the mount rocking rather than just bouncing up and down though, but can you not alter the upper buffer on the '6 by unwinding it?You can on my 405, although it has a more progressive upper buffer. ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 27th Dec 2009 at 00:07
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dragoon
Seasoned Pro Location: Ghent - Belgium Registered: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 1,071 Status: Offline |
Post #7
only the lower one (but got a new one ready to replace it)the one on the gearbox-side if fine I did notice some 'play'(could wobble it around a fair bit, dunno if that's normal) when I put the top mount in place but the cradle seems fine (no cracks or anything)  sorry for hijacking your thread  ________________________________________ Team WheelwhoreTeam Limited Edition Astor 306 Francorchamps RIP Virtual Blue 208 GTi quote: I this place. So many illiterate deluded fool's acting 'ard . . . and so many literate intelligent people to rip them apart and knock them back down again . . . ahh |
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Posted 27th Dec 2009 at 00:15
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gilesy
Seasoned Pro Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Well obviously once it has the weight of the engine on, it won't move round so much...The chocks are a good idea, I did do a whole load of them but now am all out. They aren't that hard to do, its just a bit of messing round you have to do. I'll get a pic and edit it into this post...  |
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Posted 27th Dec 2009 at 00:46
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dragoon
Seasoned Pro Location: Ghent - Belgium Registered: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 1,071 Status: Offline |
Post #9
cheers mate  any idea on how thick those are? 3-4mm? ________________________________________ Team WheelwhoreTeam Limited Edition Astor 306 Francorchamps RIP Virtual Blue 208 GTi quote: I this place. So many illiterate deluded fool's acting 'ard . . . and so many literate intelligent people to rip them apart and knock them back down again . . . ahh |
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Posted 27th Dec 2009 at 01:07
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gilesy
Seasoned Pro Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
Post #10
About 3mm, yep. They were the first set I did which were slightly too thick I think. All the rest were 1/8" if I remember rightly |
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Posted 27th Dec 2009 at 01:17
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rudolf
Seasoned Pro  Location: Skelmersdale Registered: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 2,769 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Won't the thickness of the chocks allow the engine to move up and down by 3mm more than before?________________________________________ S Reg Diablo standardsSpec SORNEDR Reg Nile standard spec written off then repaired X Reg Astor in need of TLC R Reg Nile to restore Set of Lions to fit. |
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Posted 27th Dec 2009 at 04:30
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gilesy
Seasoned Pro Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
Post #12
I've got some possible outcomes I think...1. Mount cradle is needing to be welded, its gone like all the rest. 2. The other mounts are shagged and engine is flopping about like ratty on the nest 3. The squeezing effect of the chocks is forcing the mount upwards (like if you squeeze a bar of soap out of your hands). |
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Posted 27th Dec 2009 at 05:05
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro  Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,901 Status: Offline |
Post #13
You could make some chocks for it out of angle iron, I'll do you a drawing of some if you would like________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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Posted 28th Mar 2013 at 18:09
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,901 Status: Offline |
Post #14
Do you squeeze when you bend over for the soap after it goes flying out of your hand from squeezing it, it hits the floor and ends up dented?________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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