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Originally Posted by Al Schober
Oh yeah, the A4 doesn't need rubber pads (or soft engine mounts). My engine is hard mounted and works fine.
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+1..mine is directly on the fiberglass 'runners'.
The front mounts are for fine tuning, the aft mounts are for gross tune when aligning the engine. The engine must align to the shaft when it is centered in the tube/stuffing box assembly (full keel right??, so no separate strut). This is where the 0.002" clearance comes in..that will get dialed in real quick as you go from gross tune and get it close, to fine tune.
When I was re-assembling mine..I messed with it for hours, and got frustrated. I put the tools down for the day, and let it sit. Came back the next day, and had it all lined up in 1/2 an hour...I just had to come at it with a fresh mind.
