Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffr0000
Yeah, that sounds like something I can do. The basic steps to remove the subframe should be:
1: Disconnect top shock mounts, driveshaft at flexcoupling, brake lines at chassis
2: Remove front subframe bolts, diffmount bolts.
3: Slide it out.
Edit: I've read that there are rear subframe mounts, but I can't find them anywhere on my car or in your pictures. Perhaps I was reading about a W124? It appears to me that the rear subframe connection to the chassis is done through the diffmount, correct?
|
Thats pretty much it, other than the exhaust. And when lowering the diff, do it with a controlled action and do not let it fall to the ground - you damage the axles.
Raising the car to that height safely (do as I say, not as I do) is the biggest concern. Use a rope to pull the beast out of the cave, don't fight him on his grounds.
When you hear talk of 'front' subframe and 'rear' subframe bushings: there are models (w126) that have both. The rear subframe (the individual part that we refer to) only has one set of bushings that army pointed out.