Did I see it happen?? Hell yeah! The engine fell forward and the starter was cracked open like a nut...I guess that bracket goes under a lot of stress since the 16v engines tend to rock quite a bit with OEM mounts (even with the "Heavy Duty" flying saucer type mount...)
Olivier 1992 gti 16v Brian Hjelt wrote: > My A2 decided it preferred to let it's motor sit slanted towards the left > side of the car. It happened because the metal bracket or arm that comes > off the tranny running parallel to the firewall split in half just before > the transmission mount. Has anyone ever seen this happen before? Will I > need to pull the motor to get enough access to replace that bracket? The > long arm that goes to the tranny mount is fine. > > Thanks, > -Brian > > '86 Golf GL w/ 1.8 16V > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org -- PAYPAL.COM An easy way to transfer funds over the internet. Accept Visa, MasterCard and much more!!! Click on the link below to learn more...it's totally free. https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=olivier.cabanes%40hec.ca
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