AndyBees
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- Joined
- May 27, 2003
- Location
- Southeast Kentucky
- TDI
- Silver 2003 Jetta TDI, Silver 2000 Jetta TDI (sold), '84 Vanagon with '02 ALH engine
Saturday afternoon Update:
While tweaking the engine/tranny position, I determined something wasn't just right. Long story short, the Tranny mount (in post #237 on previous page and below) is from a "Diesel Tranny" and my Tranny is from a Vanagon with the Air-cooled engine (DK Code). Although the mount will bolt up to either Tranny, it makes the front of the DK Tranny too high. Also, due to the off-set in design (don't ask how to explain that one), using the Diesel Tranny mount on the DK Tranny, it has to be moved to the left on the cross member (remember the discussion and photos in previous post?).
So, I drilled three new holes to lower the front of the tranny by two inches. The results made a big difference in the angle of the engine. Also, very important, the shifter linkage I'm using come from an '82 Vanagon with the the DK tranny which would be questionable with the tranny nose higher in the mount.
I have photos and will post here later, hopefully tonight!
This pic shows the Vanagon tranny mounting bracket before I drilled the set of three holes to lower the tranny by two inches. If you look close, you can see where I "center" punched them for drilling.
This pic is of the Vanagon tranny mounting bracket. Notice there are two sets of three holes. The top single hole and two side by side holes are OEM. I drilled the second set of holes to lower the tranny as discribed above.
Here you can see the bracket is bolted to the front end of the tranny and to the mount. Look at the shift lever (thingy with two balls on it), just imagine it being two inches higher up. In that case, the tranny linkage would bind and not work properly. One other important aspect of this photo relates to the position of the mount. Notice there are two holes to the left of the bolts. Well, as I discussed in a previous post, the cross-member has two sets of holes. In this application, I had to move the mount to the right in this view toward the rear of the vehicle. Thus, looking from the rear of the vehicle, the tranny mount is bolted in the left set of holes. This "centers" it giving the same distance from Drive flange to axle stub on each side.
You can see in this photo how high the bracket raises the Tranny. Obviously, these are two different brackets (this one is nice and shiny and the other one shows rust).
This pic is looking straight down at the right rear mount bar. Also, you can see the TDI Alt and Serp idler roller and no AC Compressor. That bar will have to be modified to accomodate the TDI AC Compressor.
This is another veiw looking straight down and toward the rear of the vehicle.
EDIT: Below is a pre-view of the Carrier Bar mod .....
This is a left mount bar view. The EGR exhaust gas port is very close to the motor mount. Also, the Turbo oil line is very close to the same area. Of course, those OEM early model Diesel Motor Mounts will be replaced with the Volvo hydraulic mounts. Edit: I did cut off the EGR port.
This is a view of my wooden structure to support the engine. Notice there are two adjusting supports. The two supports allow "tweaking" for the 50 degree angle. Also, I can move the whole support from left to right or right to left for "centering" the engine/tranny! Once everything is "perfect" the card board fabrication will be commenced to make templates for the motor mount brackets.
Looks to be about 2 inches of clearance from the back of the engine to the back of the engine bay.
While tweaking the engine/tranny position, I determined something wasn't just right. Long story short, the Tranny mount (in post #237 on previous page and below) is from a "Diesel Tranny" and my Tranny is from a Vanagon with the Air-cooled engine (DK Code). Although the mount will bolt up to either Tranny, it makes the front of the DK Tranny too high. Also, due to the off-set in design (don't ask how to explain that one), using the Diesel Tranny mount on the DK Tranny, it has to be moved to the left on the cross member (remember the discussion and photos in previous post?).
So, I drilled three new holes to lower the front of the tranny by two inches. The results made a big difference in the angle of the engine. Also, very important, the shifter linkage I'm using come from an '82 Vanagon with the the DK tranny which would be questionable with the tranny nose higher in the mount.
I have photos and will post here later, hopefully tonight!
This pic shows the Vanagon tranny mounting bracket before I drilled the set of three holes to lower the tranny by two inches. If you look close, you can see where I "center" punched them for drilling.
This pic is of the Vanagon tranny mounting bracket. Notice there are two sets of three holes. The top single hole and two side by side holes are OEM. I drilled the second set of holes to lower the tranny as discribed above.
Here you can see the bracket is bolted to the front end of the tranny and to the mount. Look at the shift lever (thingy with two balls on it), just imagine it being two inches higher up. In that case, the tranny linkage would bind and not work properly. One other important aspect of this photo relates to the position of the mount. Notice there are two holes to the left of the bolts. Well, as I discussed in a previous post, the cross-member has two sets of holes. In this application, I had to move the mount to the right in this view toward the rear of the vehicle. Thus, looking from the rear of the vehicle, the tranny mount is bolted in the left set of holes. This "centers" it giving the same distance from Drive flange to axle stub on each side.
You can see in this photo how high the bracket raises the Tranny. Obviously, these are two different brackets (this one is nice and shiny and the other one shows rust).
This pic is looking straight down at the right rear mount bar. Also, you can see the TDI Alt and Serp idler roller and no AC Compressor. That bar will have to be modified to accomodate the TDI AC Compressor.
This is another veiw looking straight down and toward the rear of the vehicle.
EDIT: Below is a pre-view of the Carrier Bar mod .....
This is a left mount bar view. The EGR exhaust gas port is very close to the motor mount. Also, the Turbo oil line is very close to the same area. Of course, those OEM early model Diesel Motor Mounts will be replaced with the Volvo hydraulic mounts. Edit: I did cut off the EGR port.
This is a view of my wooden structure to support the engine. Notice there are two adjusting supports. The two supports allow "tweaking" for the 50 degree angle. Also, I can move the whole support from left to right or right to left for "centering" the engine/tranny! Once everything is "perfect" the card board fabrication will be commenced to make templates for the motor mount brackets.
Looks to be about 2 inches of clearance from the back of the engine to the back of the engine bay.
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