'80 SLC rear engine/trans mount Replacment

[450slcguy]

I recently bought a new rear engine/tranny mount. Reading my mercedes CD manual for guidance to replace, it say's do not remove the closing plate(support plate under tranny)to remove the mount, and it doesn't offer any other way of doing it.

I see no other way of accessing that mount unless that plate is removed. I understand I'd have to support the tranny under the pan to remove the plate but the CD say's don't remove plate.

Has anyone else done this before and have suggestions? I think the MB CD is incomplete and quite misleading.

[t walgamuth]

all of the necessary fasteners must be accessible from above the member. i suggest taking a closer look.

good luck

tom w

[450slcguy]

[QUOTE=t walgamuth;1237509]all of the necessary fasteners must be accessible from above the member. i suggest taking a closer look.


I did take a closer look. The trans. mount is sandwiched between the bottom of the transmission and above the engine/trans support plate. I don't see how you can access the mounting nut from above the trans. when the mount is at the bottom of the trans. The bottom access is blocked by the support closure plate. If you look at the CD in the engine section 22.1-210/2 you might see what I'm getting at.

[t walgamuth]

so is there some way i can look at that?

tom w

[450slcguy]

As an update to the previous post, I swapped out the mount yesterday. There is some very limited access from the rear of the transmission support plate but it would be extremely tough to remove the nut for the mount. Not to mention aligning the bottom spacer between the support and the mount. I decided to support the trans and remove the tranmission support plate. Much easier this way than struggling in such a confined space. The old mount was compressed quite a bit and after replacment the car drove without the vibration I was experienceing. I really don't know why the MB CD would tell you not to do it this way and I think most pro's would have done it the same way i did.

Although I find the CD to be an invaluable source of info, I have to question some of the procedures it gives. This is not the first time I've had to deviate from the manual and I think the CD sometimes mixes up the various chasis variations. Any opinions out there on this?