Early style strut mount rebuild thread

[rocconut]

I recently purchased a set of early style strut mounts for my MKII Scirocco.
Here is a picture of the original set.


After cleaning them up with the bead blaster and a coat or two of SEM and clear coat they came out nice.
http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...2.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...1.jpg

We ordered a set of Early MKI Prothane bushings from here
http://store.blackforestindust....html

The white rings are NLA and mine was rather hard and goughed so I opted to order the stop ring from a 924 since they are much flexible and cheap from the Porsche dealership. http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...7.jpg
Here is the bag with the part number on it. $2.81 each
http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...8.jpg
Here are some more pictures of the strut
http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...4.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...3.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...1.jpg
We also replaced the mount bolts,nuts and washers.
We took the bearings apart and packed them with grease but have purchased a new set but waiting for them to arrive from overseas.
http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...6.jpg
I will post part numbers and prices later

[F0xz0r]

Sweet. I got a set off a 75 I chopped up sitting on the shelf. Thanks for the PN for the white ring, mine are shot.

[DrFraserCrane]

awesome info

[bunicula]

deffinately interested in getting the PN for the bearings..

[rocconut]

Here's my build sheet.

I did a search for the original rubber bushing part number (823412355) on the 1stvwparts.com site and it shows the 944 Porsche strut mount bushing (pn 94434307100) as a suitable sub. I don't have access to this car or part so if anyone who has a 944 please chime in and let us know if this part is a SS for the early MKI mounts. One a site I looked at it shows the rubber bushing as well as the bearing. I do know that the 944 used alot of the VW parts as my husbands boss uses the MKII Scirocco A Arms on his car since the stock A-Arms for the 944T is $$$



Modified by rocconut at 9:23 AM 2-25-2009

[Muffler Bearing]

Quote, originally posted by rocconut »

I recently purchased a set of early style strut mounts for my MKII Scirocco. Here is a picture of the original set. After cleaning them up with the bead blaster and a coat or two of SEM and clear coat they came out nice. We ordered a set of Early MKI Prothane bushings from here http://store.blackforestindust....html The white rings are NLA and mine was rather hard and goughed so I opted to order the stop ring from a 924 since they are much flexible and cheap from the Porsche dealership. Here is the bag with the part number on it. $2.81 each Here are some more pictures of the strut We also replaced the mount bolts,nuts and washers. We took the bearings apart and packed them with grease but have purchased a new set but waiting for them to arrive from overseas. I will post part numbers and prices later

fixed, image tags are your friends.

Modified by Muffler Bearing at 2:20 PM 2-24-2009

[WCHLVR]

^ Fail!

[Muffler Bearing]

orly?

[WCHLVR]

"He fumbles... but makes the recovery and runs it in!"

Modified by WCHLVR at 5:14 PM 2-24-2009

[tobiwonkonobi]

[Subnormyle]

Thank you man, Just ordered a set of those Porsche stop rings on Ebay, $5 free shipping.

[CasaDelShawn]

Quote, originally posted by rocconut »

We took the bearings apart and packed them with grease but have purchased a new set but waiting for them to arrive from overseas. I will post part numbers and prices later

In because Imma need this part number and a source.

[rocconut]

Thanks for the corrections made so you won't have to open each img separately.
I also did the same for the build sheet so part numbers are viewable upon opening thread.

[Davespeed]

Best useful thread i've seen in some time....

[CasaDelShawn]

Thank you for the bearing part number and the write-up! Good stuff.

[otti]

is there a difference between early and later mounts??
i only find these:
http://cgi.ebay.de/2-DOMLAGER-...A1318
new oem doesnt say any build date limitations??!!

[boraIV]

^^^ those are the newer style, they aren't rebuildable.

[rocconut]

Car is being driven for its maiden flight today after an alignment. This weekend it will take to the track at CMP. Updates on how it rides later.

[stewardc]

Quote, originally posted by boraIV »

^^^ those are the newer style, they aren't rebuildable.

So can I replace the newer ones with the old style???

[rocconut]

Quote, originally posted by stewardc »

So can I replace the newer ones with the old style???

Yes I'm almost certain the A1body style cars (Rabbit,Jetta Caddy and Scirocco) can use the old or new style.

[89dx]

[blubayou]

Quote, originally posted by stewardc »

So can I replace the newer ones with the old style???

Yup

[rocconut]

Seems that the car handling and performance was great at the Carolina Motorsports Park (CMP) driving event even after getting a check ride to move from Blue with instructor to Blue Solo and spinning several times after hitting turn 10 while was a lake at the time. The instructor says hubby is ready for White group so today he may start out in Blue but move to white.

Now I'm wondering whether I want to hold on to the extra set of sturt mounts (missing one of the top hats) I have. I have two new bearings on the way or it gives me a chance to see if the Porsche 944 rubber bushing/bearing combo will work.

[D.E]

So, what is really the point of this? Is it worth as much as people are paying for these mounts? Why not just buy a pair of brand new Late Style mounts?

I know these are slightly more durable but come on...

[CasaDelShawn]

Quote, originally posted by D.E »

I know these are a crapload more durable

Fixed that for you.

If you have very stiff suspension, you'll replace the newer style often enough to make investing in a set of the early mounts worth it. Also, if you enjoy driving the car hard, you'll notice a big difference in steering feel with the early style.

[T3Bunny]

My new style crap mounts blow out easily every 6 months or so my cabriolet running H&R coilovers. Its bad when you always have to keep 1-2 extra sets on hand to be safe....

And if they go suddenly while driving hard? DANGEROUS. I blew one last summer canyon racing hard. I actually lost control of the car and went offroading with it. Got REALLY Lucky I didn't do any actual damage to the car or myself in that adventure.

[D.E]

Really? I can get a set very cheap like 10 bucks... I didnt think it was worth it for some old mounts and I was going to buy new New Style mounts for about $50.

[elmer fud]

what carsdid these come in? I have never even seen a set other then at cars shows rebuilt.

[D.E]

Early Golf/Rabbit/Scirocco. Pre 1976.

[dubdaze68]

Wow, I can't tell you how handy those part numbers are going to be.

[rocconut]

Quote, originally posted by dubdaze68 »

Wow, I can't tell you how handy those part numbers are going to be.

Thanks

I went on a search and destroy mission to get a set ready for this past weekend. They worked great and I can't see were the ride height is any different than before (with our setup) and they didn't seem to harsh either when we took it for a test drive. [IMG]

[rocconut]

New set of bearings arrived today.. Much cheaper than tearing up a new style mount and finding out the bearings are shot as well.

[wilm13]

I did this, but luckily the parts were in really good shape. I used Autotech's supposedly 'soft poly'. Unfortunately the car that these went on is a project and have yet to drive. I put another pair on my Cabriolet with the stock rubber 'doughnut'. I wanted to upgrade this set to the Autotech poly as well but I am unable to find on their site. The Autotech part number is 10.412.100BK

[Fahrvergnugen]

wilm13,

When I ordered my pair from Autotech, they told me they only had one left after my order.

GREAT write-up, much thanks to the OP. I will be using this very soon... Unfortunately, the bearings I have are already on the car, but this will be great to use in the near future...

[blubayou]

did I miss a mention of where you sourced the new bearings?