Sound Blanket

recently recieved a new fire wall sound blanket to replace the one in my car that is turning to dust. Has anyone replaced one o fthese lately. Looks awful tight behind engine. Do I havt drop the engine to glue the new blanket in?
Thanks for any feed back>

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Ed's Red
86 Carrera

I had bought one as well thinking it must be possible without droping the motor... I ended up deciding that none looked better, was roomier and certainly nicer than a replacement torn in 3 places at that point already... However others on the board seem to have succeded......... If the motor is coming out anytime soon I'd wait till then.

Jean-Paul

It is possible to do this with the engine in. I did it, but I don't recommend it. I did not find it to be an enjoyable experience and had to use many long screwdrivers and long wooden dowels to get it in place. Like Jean-Paul said, if you are planning to remove the engine anytime soon, I would wait until then. Otherwise, arm yourself with some dowels and streach your back and legs well. Maybe some Flexeril and Ibuprofen for back pain after you are done.

Nick.

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Nick Shumaker
1982 911SC Coupe
nickshu@yahoo.com

[This message has been edited by Nickshu (edited 03-07-2001).]

if you lower engine down 6-8" on a jack, disconnecting whatever wires and hoses that would get stretched, you'll have enough room.

85 Coupe:
when you removed yours altogether - how easy was it to get rid of all the glue underneath?

I'm considering removing mine (not replacing - I enjouy the F6-sound! ), but I'm hesitant since I don't know how troublesome it will be to clean up underneath..
I have the engine out at this time, so I figured now's the time to do it...


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1972 911S Targa
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My project!

Check the search function. I'm sure their are lots of posts on this subject(engine blanket).

Tried that - found nothing of relevance unfortunately. So anyone who's removed the sound blanket is hereby encouraged to speak out

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1972 911S Targa
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My project!

Removed the Sound Blanket in my 914.
Used Acetone to Remove the Glue very time consuming. Acetone also removes the Grease and paint. But I intended on Repainting the
Compartment. Must Use a Resperator when working with this stuff and Safety Glasses.

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• Joe A.
• 84 911 Targa
• 75 914/6 3.0

hey ed,
ck the tech article on this website. i followed it with lasting results 2 years later. the pad has remained in place and looks great. definitly use the 3m glue pp recommends and a heavy weight paper template before installing the real one. just be careful with the cuts around the hinges. it is a very easy job without dropping the engine. of course i have an older 911 with less "stuff" to get in the way.
bob
'68 911L

just rip it out, scrape off remains with a putty knife and scrub with a wire brush. it doesn't look real nice afterwards, but it's louder.

Yea- I replaced mine here a while back. I took the engine out before I saw that I needed to replace it. I scraped most of the old glue off with a putty knife and sanded off the rest with 80 grit sandpaper then I painted the cleaned seat back with rustoleum. I brushed on a 3M contact adhesive onto the seat back and also on to the fiber sound mat. After about 5 minutes drying time I carefully pressed the mat in place where it bonded instantly. Then I bent the tabs back around it. Acually, after cleaning the seatback, I think some of that newly made insulation with a metalic backing might be a better choice than the old style mat.

Thanks Guys. Removing the old mat does not appear to be a big problem, it has turned to dust, and the fire wall is, what parts I can see, is rather clean. Wire brush should do it.

Had a local P friend show me how to do a partial engine drop. Should work ok.



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Ed's Red
86 Carrera