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Originally Posted by christuna
Many times the waxoyl stuff can get hard and start to crack and will accelerate the rusting process. Oil spray like NHOU or krown fluid film that you apply every year or 2 is the best stuff.
When I changed the bushings on my 300SE (almost the same design) I removed them with a screwdriver and when installing I lubed everything up with SYNTHETIC GREASE (important because it doesn't react with rubber) and placed a wooden piece between the subframe and the body and with a floor jack I pressed the mount into the subframe. I had a wooden jig pushing on the mount so that I pressed on the outside edges of the mount and not the middle.
I also had to have a second floor jack just holding the subframe because when you remove the big bolt holding the mount the rear springs will want to push the subframe to the ground
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Thanks. Yes, aware of the waxoyl concerns. My cd is not a DD and doesn’t see much rain and no salt or snow. I do top it with a spray oil (equivalent to Krown) which is why I’m not concerned. Wanted a barrier between oil and the OE undercoating.
So it seems like it is feasible. An SE I think has jacking pads, right? What I can see as not great here is how to lift a w123 in a spot that’s clear and clean and doesn’t damage back there. I’ve heard lifting by the diff isn’t great.
But the most important reason to know if it’s possible on the car is because I’m not seeing OE or Lemfoerder bushings available. Just junk.
Makes sense that the springs would want to force the subframe down. I think a bottle jack or 6x6 block of wood to limit it would suffice. Maybe you can even leave the wheel on and just do it that way??? I can see how it could get tight working back there.