re: 69/70 westy engine & gearbox mounts

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type2man

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hi all
new to this site but not new to vw's have owned my bay for 6 wonderful years now, but am getting into a bit of a strop with some teething problems i am having, i'll try to explain the best i can..
i decided to upgrade to a 1776 with a freeway flyer so i built it all up, fast road cam, full oil flow, stage 1 kennedy clutch, and other little mods, still trying to keep the engine looking low key tho, as i not into bling bling, but after running a while my engine and gearbox mounts started to wobble a bit to much which has then caused clutch judder, i have all new clutch thrush bearing stronger falks put in, a new bowden tube with a bend in( as this seems to make it judder), my main problem i find is that i think my mounts are not of good quality rubber, so i was needing some urethane mounts, for which i cannot find, also cannot find my gearbox mount as mine is the awkward type.
if anybody out there could help me with my mounts or clutch judder problem i would be very grateful or even just to push me in the right direction to obtain the urethane mounts from as my engine is really juddery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i have tried everything, and i havent no hair left to pull out lol :cry: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
 
The stock replacement engine mounts are fine for road use even with engines of over 2 liters.

If you are sure your engine mounts are in good condition and that both the bend and the cable conduit are correct and have not come detached;

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you next suspect is the centre plate, cover plate and flywheel, eg. its engine out time. Oil leaking onto the clutch lining can cause this too.
 
Thanks buddy I had a suspicion of this just didn't want to do it as I sure u aware it's just a pain in the arse....
 

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