I just did them on my 87 SDL. I did not like the amount of weight I was having to put on the oil pan to take the weight off the mounts, so I pulled out the engine lift. I ended up lifting the whole engine and transmission a wee bit to get the old mounts out, then a good bit more to get the new mounts in. The drivers side was easy. What you said pretty much sums it all up. The passenger side was a bit harder to get to. I cross threaded the big bolt on that side just enough so I could not get the bolt started correctly. Ended up taking the aluminum fixture off that the engine mount bolts to (attached to the block), then cleared the threads with a tap and left the aluminum thing loose until the bolt was threaded, then tightened everything up. You definitely want to start the bolts by hand - they are going into aluminum. Both engine shocks were shot too. I removed them and the mounts. Have not replaced them yet. Damn if I can figure out what good they are.
-Dave Walton 87SDL, 94S350, 99E300 On 10/31/06, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I finally ordered new mounts for my SDL, and went out to size up the job. I quickly concluded it ain't as simple as on the 110,111,108,123 cars. I could do the 200D mounts from on top in a few minutes with a bottle jack under the oil pan. I have gathered that I should put the SDL front up on ramps, then use a floor jack to support the engine, and that the big bolts have to be taken out from below, and the small allen bolts from above/below as the case may be. Can anyone who has BTDT give any pointers, or tell me any gotchas? How long should it take? Being cold weather now, I am not looking forward to crawling under the car for what I used to be able to do topside. Loren 86 SDL, 400k on 14 head _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
