I saw the little shocks; one each side just forward of the engine mount. Knowing the inherent smoothness of the in-line six, I was surprised, but there, they were.
The single bolt must be up past that little oval-shaped opening in the crossmember. It must be a hex socket bolt as there doesn't appear to be any room around the outside of the bolt for any kind of socket.
For some reason, I seem to have picked up a new medical issue--as soon as I begi to lie on the concrete and look up, I get a wave of nausea---it passes, but makes this job real uncomfortable. That is why I am trying to get all the information before i slide back under there. Normally, I use a 4 post lift for my under car work but thought the front rail of the lift might make rolling the engine crane under there a bit more difficult. ( I guess this is "payback" for bragging to friends about how easy it was to walk under the car and then walk back to get a different tool and then walk back to the car--much better than the grunting that accompanies this old mad rolling under and getting back up.)
Thanks for all the help.

Tom--I am jealous of the Cobra replica--you can make me feel better by telling me that access if difficult...please?

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags