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Originally Posted by duxthe1
No doubt it's tight. Dropping the whole exhaust will help but that will be a challenge too on stands. Try to loosen the ex. bolts. If they snap, no biggie. The threaded portions at the manifolds are replaceable. Get the torque converter bolts early and then drop the rear mount. Get the flex disc off so that it will drop even lower. That will give you all of the room that you get to have access to the top bolts. Long extensions and flex sockets will get them. It will still seem impossible but it can be done. Large hands and forearms won't be an advantage here. You just gotta believe and it will come out.
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Hey Man,
Thanks, I can disconnect the downpipes and cat separately from the resonator and muffler so that shouldn't be too hard to get it out from under the car... I hope. I really wish I had a lift....
Good call on getting the TC bolts first. I think that's a great plan. I don't remember how I did that on my 300E.
Large hands and forearms are definitely a problem. I do have a bunch of extensions and joints though. I'd just hate to get half way through the job and have to flatbed to a real mechanic.
Thanks for your help!
Adam
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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!
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PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320
