Sorry, I'm a little confused ... don't you need to remove the heat shield to get to the center support?

I guess I might as well do the center bearing if I go to all the trouble of dropping the exhaust and so forth. I did it on the 123 and it was not the easiest job. Maybe it'll be easier on this one since it's been better cared for in general.

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