Powerflex gearbox bushings?

[malibu]

The mount comes in two different sizes. The early 1.9 small and then everything else big one. I had a 1.9 mount but got a 2.1 mount and put in the poly bushing. The old bushing comes out of the piece of pipe.
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85 westy weekender - 2.5 suby
85 full westy - 2.2 suby - Sold

[pigryder]

Ive had this bushing mounted on Stink (1.6NA) and absolutely love the difference in made in my van. I travel off road a lot, and the low gearing really put a lot of flex in my driveline while shifting or pulling away from a stop. This bushing really tightens everything up, a very good purchase indeed. I highly recommend this inexpensive upgrade.
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1982 Westfalia L Diesel "Stink"
1982 Vanagon GL Diesel "Charlie"
1983 Rabbit GTI a 20 year love affair
1988 Cabriolet diesel

[teej]

I'm working on putting the powerflex front trans bushing in today. Can't seem to find the torque spec for the forward trans mount bolt. Anyone know that?

Also, I think I found the bracket to body bolt (4 of 'em) spec at 18ft/lbs--seems a little low?

Thanks wrenches. . .
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1986+ Wolfsburg Weekender Pop-Top 2.3 WBX Manual Trans

[DubDzo]

hmmm I'll be doing this at some point.... but all the work will have to be done under the van seeing how the transmission mounts bolts tighten up to internal body nuts that gave way on me. so now they do nothing but swivel on me and i had to cut the bolts off and use some construction wedge anchor bolts. now that sucker wont be coming off for a long time

[rotaecho]

Installing one on a DV mount soon. Where do you add grease for this? around the the attached two and before in the metal bracket?

Thanks!
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-Will
1982 Westfalia mTDI (50deg) aka Betsy Bertha
http://www.tdivanagons.com

[narendra.vw]

I have been using these since 2013. No issues till today. Got these from US through my niece.

A thin coating of engine Additive for the shaft before fitting.

[jerryherb]

do these fit the aircooled mount? all i see is diesel, 1.9 and 2.1 all i found is that 251399201E and K can be found on the entire line of 2WD vans. im assuming the only difference is small or large hole. However, Gowesty makes and adapter to fit WBX trainies in the aircooled van so i gotta ask. my 83 AFC started thumping in 1st when the clutch is released moderately quick and the first thing i found here as possible culprit was the nose mount (engine mounts have less than 15K on them).

mine looks like the smaller of the two compared to the pics on the previous page:

here is what i found at powerflexUSA:

PFR85-1015 fits all petrol models except automatic and 2.1 petrol engines.

PFR85-1016 fits all diesel models, all automatic gearbox and 2.1 petrol engined models.

comparing prices from different outlets i take it that -1015 is 59mm and -1016 is 74mm.

[jerryherb]

got mine from T3technique as the shipping method was the least expensive and fastest. the package was delivered the weekend before last two days after placing the order. these are the updated bushings with hollow cut outs. upon install no more thumps in 1st and 2nd, less noise when shifting and way easier to locate them gears. thumbs up all around. removing the old bushing was tricky, but with enough persistence it finally popped out, just like in the OP. thumbs up all around.

[yiucycle]

Just installed the the bushing too. the hardest part was getting the old bushing out. Started with Chris's method at first but got tired. So i drilled two holes through the rubber and hack two section of the metal bushing then chisel the cut section out. Took about an hr with 45min of time spend on removing the old bushing. I have to said i couldn't tell the difference but the PO filled the holes of the old bushing with some of sort of hard silicon caulking, that might be the reason why i don't feel the difference. Overall pretty easy if you have all the tools for it and i didnt need to jack up the van.
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[SeacoastRed]

I did mine this weekend. I used the hacksaw followed by chisel method. I didn't end up sawing through the thickness of the entire inner ring, just part of it, and I used a 1/4 inch wood chisel to partially separate the inner ring from the outer ring. After that, I used a nail set and tapped all around the inner ring and it separated fairly easily from the mount, without the need for penetrating oil. Looking forward to getting this in the van and smoothing out the lurches when I get on and off the gas.

[Vnyd Dog]

[DanHoug]

the biggest difference i noticed was that the shift lever is more stable when shifting, doesn't lurch about.

i put it in at the same time as i rebuilt my trans. re-reading this thread, i see some comments about somewhat increased noise.... so just today i'm going "Ohhh....." as i've had somewhat higher noise since my rebuild and blamed something i'd missed in the process. mebbe not, eh?
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-dan
60% of what you find on the internet is wrong, including this post.

'87 Westy & '89 Westy both 2.1 4spd

Past projects can be found at--
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[Vnyd Dog]

Anyone have specs on the four bolts that hold the mount to body? I'm taking a conservative approach and installing new hardware for the mount, but surprisingly T3 doesn't list a trans mount hardware kit similar to their steering rack kit...so I've found the bushing bolt from other posts is M10x100. Any specs on those other smaller ones? Would you recommend zinc or stainless steel?
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[uberaudi]

The bolts are M8x22, part number #N  01024118. The washers are N  0154013. I would get some hardened 10.9 zinc coated ones or just factory replacements. Stainless steel bolts, while nice looking and corrosion resistant, are actually pretty soft and shouldn't really be used in applications like these.

[Vnyd Dog]

[uberaudi]

You bet! This site is great for looking up parts/assemblies.

https://volkswagen.7zap.com/en/usa/vanagon/va/1987-65/

[Vnyd Dog]

I don’t know how you guys did it. I decided for 30 bucks it was worth buying a new mount as the donor. I’ve been pounding on it for two nights and have only managed to mutilate the shit out of it. Wtf?? I’m glad I did buy one to experiment on but maybe the new metal is working against me?
At this point I’m ready to call it. And I researched a diy bushing tool using a threaded rod but I see that won’t work as there’s no space or lip for the pipe to fit on.

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'87 Westy 1.8T Conversion, Orignal Owner, European Delivery @ Westfalia factory in Weidenbrueck.
The Story:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=713391&highlight=life

[DanHoug]

you’re half way there!! get a bigger hammer and a bigger punch and keep folding that inner ring. at some point it’ll release
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-dan
60% of what you find on the internet is wrong, including this post.

'87 Westy & '89 Westy both 2.1 4spd

Past projects can be found at--
www.thefixitworkshop.com

[Jeffrey Lee]

Looks like you're close!

It appears as if your inner sleeve is seized to the outer sleeve. After cutting all the way through the inner sleeve, try working your way around the circumference with a chisel or old screwdriver and hammer to separate the two, then pound the entire inner sleeve assembly out of the outer sleeve.

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[uberaudi]

How are you holding on to the mount while you're hammering it? You most certainly need a solid vise/bench in order to deliver any force into the sleeve. That, or you could be civilized and use a press. I went for the medevil approach and got after mine with a 3lb mini sledge and a large cold chisel. It took a good 45 minutes of wailing on it...a classic 5 minute job.