Just undoing the shock should have done it wiyh the car fully lifted. I'm curious, what eight bolts are you talking about holding the diff in? A c107 is identical in the rear I thought and it's 4 bolts. Same with w126 w123. I just bought my 1st w115 today but I've never had one apart.

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