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Old 02-16-2006, 02:17 PM
rhodes2010 rhodes2010 is offline
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New motor mounts in 83 300SD 3.5hrs

I replaced the motor mounts in the 1983 300SD W126 Wednesday night.
Started at 7:30pm, finished at 11pm. 3.5 hours.

TOOLS: 2 jack stands, floor jack, engine hoist. 6 and 8mm allen sockets, 10mm socket, 3/8 inch drive tools and flex joint. Maybe 6mm standard allen.

NOTES: Turbo side of engine far easier than Injection Pump side. Remove 8mm main mount bolts first, lift engine a little to relieve pressure on shock/dampner, remove shock/dampner on both sides. Lift engine as far as possible.

HARDEST PART: Removing gnarled left side mount, if it had not been damaged so much would have been easier.
Other tough part was getting to inside 6mm allen bolt on left side. If I could have shifted engine a little, might have helped.

I did this job alone without any help.
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