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This article is from the VW Technical FAQ, by with numerous contributions by Jan Vandenbrande others.

03 My A1 based VW sounds very buzzy and noisy, vibrations in the engine compartment. What's wrong?

A: Check the front right engine mount. They wear out in ~50k miles.

From [KIRBY ERLANDSEN]: My tricks are to cut the old one out with a hacksaw
(this is easy because you can remove the hacksaw blade and cut from the
inside out ) and put the new mount in the freezer while you heat the
bracket in the oven. Then with gloves on, you can hammer the two together
fairly easily. [Note, oil the components FIRST] If that does not work,
bring it to a machine shop and have them press it in for you.

See also a1.mounts in the archives.

 

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