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Originally Posted by LarryBible
I would jack under the jack points at the front and rear of the rocker panel on each side or under the lower control arms front or rear. You also can raise the entire front by putting your floor jack under the heavy crossmember that is under the engine. Do NOT jack up the rear of the car by the differential center section. It is rubber mounted and you will ruin the mounts which are a bit of a job to change.
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Larry and I disagree on the merits of jacking the vehicle by the differential.
The FSM allows jacking a W126 by the differential and it's quite convenient to do so, in order to safely block the vehicle at the jack points directly in front of the wheel openings. If you jack the vehicle per Larry's advice, it will work perfectly fine, however, you need two jacks and you'll have to run around both sides of the vehicle about 10 times until it's fully raised. Then, you'll have the problem of blocking the vehicle at the exact points where the jack is now located.
I've jacked these vehicles at least 100X by the diff. No rubber mounts were damaged in the process. Naturally, if you plan to leave it on the jack for an extended period, blocking it at the jack points and removing the jack from underneath the differential would be preferable.