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SPRINTSTAR - January 11th, 2004 at 04:35 PM

Has anybody ever experienced this problem on a Type3 when you suddenly take your foot off the gas and a 'thug' sound occurs from under the car just near the handbrake area?...
Thanks,
AL

Cam - January 11th, 2004 at 04:38 PM

Check the welds on your accelorator cable tube. Thats the first thing that comes to mind. Other than that. Guide tube through any tinware? Or above the gearbox. Those are the only things that come to mind straight away. Best bet would be to call somewhere like volkspower. They deal with these sorts of things all the time.

C

Menangler - January 11th, 2004 at 04:53 PM

Exhaust hitting the body ??

vw54 - January 11th, 2004 at 05:02 PM

does the gear stick rattle could be the shifter rod bushing

SPRINTSTAR - January 11th, 2004 at 08:17 PM

Thanks everyone. The gearbox is in beautiful condition, no rattles or grinds etc...I can't be sure whether it's the exhaust hitting the body though (sounds possible). Please keep them coming...
Thanks again,
AL

Desert Bug - January 11th, 2004 at 11:13 PM

Check forward mount of rear suspension frame (underneath just behind handbrake position) to see if it needs tightening. Under deceleration this could make a "thuggy" kinda noise.

Ian.

vw54 - January 12th, 2004 at 06:26 AM

If the Type 3 is a pre IRS rear end check the 3 engine gearbox mounts using a large lever.

They may look alright but could have delaminated or perished and just sitting there and bounching around under deceleration

Bizarre - January 12th, 2004 at 07:37 AM

I had a similar problem on an 64 Type 1.

It was the front gear box mount

SPRINTSTAR - January 12th, 2004 at 06:13 PM

Thanks again everyone!
AL

SPRINTSTAR - January 15th, 2004 at 08:50 PM

Just received news from the mechanic, you were right Dave, it was the engine/gearbox mount. Is this part rare Dave, it seems everything for this darn car has been difficult to obtain! How long does it take to replace?
Thanks,
AL

vw54 - January 15th, 2004 at 10:02 PM

Told yar Told yar told yar

shut up no only bragging cause i got the diagnoise right.

Aldo

It can be replaced with out removing the engine .... BUT its quicker and probally easier to remove the engine and do all 3 mounts at once.

So i guess your mechanic will be charging you a labour rate to do the job because the engine mounts are not all that expensive.

Let us know how it goes.

From memory theres nothing unusual about the front gearbox mount for a early Type 3... i thinks its the same as a Beetle.

Bizarre - January 16th, 2004 at 07:47 AM

Put in urethene mounts this time.

Are they different to Type 1 mounts???