Also considering rebuilding the rear end and driveshaft parts too.

I've done some light searching but haven't seen much related to the 115 and complete front end rebuilds. Can anyone point me to a thread I'm not seeing?

This is just a general exploratory post, since I'm not quite ready to do this job. How difficult will this be? The last thing I just got done was a cylinder head removal and replacement on my M117. It seems to have come out alright. That was a bear of a job though, working for 3 months after work and on weekends.

The worrysome part of the next project is spring removal and then suspending the engine while the sub-frame is out. I know there is much to read in the archives on spring removal, so I'll defer to that.

Thanks for the feedback. All is welcome

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6