[urq] engine mounts wahers and spacers

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Interesting.  Must be why I don't think I've hardly ever heard of an  
Ur Starter failure.

On Nov 27, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Patrick Carlier wrote:

> Yes that's right . Engine's rebuild . Head overhauled , valves re- 
> grinded .
> .
> All oilseals new . New oil pump . The previuous one was beaten to
> death with a hammer by the prevous owner .
> The block's sandnblasted and painted .
> Almost ready to go back in .
>
> I'm working on the peripherals now . Starter , alternator , pump etc .
> I must say that compared to the later audi's , the ur-q alternator
> has HUGE bearings , and the overall construction seems to be much
> more overengineerd . Build to last a lifetime .
>
> I'll try to upload some pictures  of the various silent block  
> configurations
> i've got .
>
> Pat
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <laraa at sympatico.ca>
> To: "'Patrick Carlier'" <p.carlier at pandora.be>; <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:17 PM
> Subject: RE : [urq] engine mounts wahers and spacers
>
>
> Hi Pat, did you get to rebuilt the engine yet ? I guess so as you are
> installing it in the car...
>
> As for the engine mounts, are the old one solid rubber or liquid  
> filled ?
>
> Anyway, I had to fight with the engine mounts studs as they spun  
> into the
> body bracket, but upon removal the sleeves were weld to the body  
> bracket and
> stayed there when I punched the studs remnants. My guess is they  
> must be
> there to sit the mounts properly, without contact between the mount  
> and the
> body bracket. There is some space between the mounts and the brackets.
>
> AS for the top spacers, I compared heights for each mount type, I  
> still have
> a solid rubber mount somewhere, and adjusted the total height of  
> both mounts
> to be equal (obviously) with some spacers : on the turbo side,  
> there is only
> the rubber umbrella, and one spacer on the driver side. That is with 2
> hydraulic mounts as they are a bit higher than the solid ones.
>
> This way the engine is off the subframe, but not by much, less than
> 12 mm from what I can see. The umbrella (and spacer) is about 10 mm  
> thick at
> the center aluminum section, but it has a square indent in it to  
> prevent
> spinning, so total height is more like 6 mm once installed on top of a
> mount.
>
> Send me your pics, I'll take a look at them. Or better, post them  
> somewhere
> so everyone can comment.
>
> HTH,
>
> Louis-Alain
>
>
>  -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] De  
>> la part
>> de Patrick Carlier
>> Envoyé : 26 novembre, 2008 12:59
>> À : urq at audifans.com
>> Objet : [urq] engine mounts wahers and spacers
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out wich part goes where .
>>
>> I'm talking about the engine mounts , or maybe I'de better  call them
>> silent
>> blocks .
>> Anyway , it's the two large rubber blocks on wich the engine rests .
>>
>> Problem is that on both my 1981 ur-q , and a couple of early cq each
>> setup is different .
>>
>> Some have a green or black spacer/washer pressed in .
>> It sits between the body and silent block , and lowers it abt 4mm .
>> Some have them on both sides , some don't have them at all .
>> Obviously , most of them are wrong , but I can't seem to find out  
>> wich way
>> is right .
>> Same story for the washers/spacers on top of the silent blocks .
>>
>> Etka isn't much help either . The pressed in spacers don't even  
>> have a
>> partnumber .
>>
>> Any help appreciated , if possible with pictures .
>> I can send pictures of mine if it's of any help .
>>
>> Pat
>
>
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