g60_corrado_91
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- IL
- Car(s)
- 2006 GTI 6MT Pkg 1
Changed the oil yesterday and installed the delrin bushings that eurocars made.
What a bitch and a half because the front section was stripped out in the transmission. I ended up using a longer bolt with the same thread, but need to helicoil it.
I think what originally happened is the washer that goes in between the top delrin bushing and the transmission created a 1/4" gap in the front mount. When I originally tightened it down when first doing the mount a few years back, it held. Over time, there was pressure "pulling" on the front piece because the center piece was slightly lower. When I took it apart yesterday, the front one was hand tight. Then, I saw the culprit with the hole itself being stripped.
Luckily, my dad keeps bolts and he had a very similar bolt from his old Mk1 Cabby that was just a little bit longer, so it was able to bite into the metal after taking that washer out and things meshed up good. I still want to helicoil it down the road.
Old bushings:
Very nice.
What a bitch and a half because the front section was stripped out in the transmission. I ended up using a longer bolt with the same thread, but need to helicoil it.
I think what originally happened is the washer that goes in between the top delrin bushing and the transmission created a 1/4" gap in the front mount. When I originally tightened it down when first doing the mount a few years back, it held. Over time, there was pressure "pulling" on the front piece because the center piece was slightly lower. When I took it apart yesterday, the front one was hand tight. Then, I saw the culprit with the hole itself being stripped.
Luckily, my dad keeps bolts and he had a very similar bolt from his old Mk1 Cabby that was just a little bit longer, so it was able to bite into the metal after taking that washer out and things meshed up good. I still want to helicoil it down the road.
Old bushings:
Very nice.
