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Re: Rear Engine Support


>From: johnski@it.com.pl (John M. Kowalski)

>Thanks.  The rubber doughnut is inside the body-mounted part.  You are
>right, it doesn't seem to do much.  However, I remember reading in Wilson's
>and Muir's guides that one should watch for the shims that fit between the
>rubber doughnut and the steel arm from the engine that fits inside the
>doughnut.  Since I didn't have shims in my Variant and the arm/doughnut
>combination didn't seem to do much, I thought that I might be missing
>something important.  

The shims are flat, pink cardboard strips with two holes in them that reside 
between the steel "doughnut holder" and the body of the car.  They are about 
1-1.5 mm thick, and as you remove them the body supports more of the weight 
of the engine.

Jim
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