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On 23 Nov 2003 at 21:25, Jim Adney wrote: > On 23 Nov 2003 at 22:30, Daniel Baum wrote: > > It seems to me that if you were careful you could replace these without > > removing the engine. Does this seem realistic? > > Very realistic. Just support the engine with some kind of jack and replace one > mount at a time. This way the engine can't roll sideways and fall off the jack, > and everything gets held in alignment better. I should add that it would also be best to leave the pair of lower bolts on each side loose until both rear mounts are in place and the engine is free hanging. Check to make sure that they aren't under any sideways or twisting stress. Then you can tighten them. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org