306 rear subframe mount refitting............

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has anybody replaced their subframe mounts DIY style? is it an easy job? some instructions would be really appreciated....

thanks
 
i am assuming your reffering to the small square ones, one on either side, these are the ones that ussually break, and luckily for you replacement isnt a difficult job. they are held in place by 2 nuts, one on top which is undone in the boot/luggage area, and the other underneath clearly visible. simply jack the car up leaving the wheels to hang free, remove the 4 bolts (if replacing both sides,) and pull the suspension frames downwards and remove the bushes.
steve. oxford.
 
WHEW!!glad to know it's an easy job, thanks someone. another question, in your opinion, would poly replacements be too rigid for everyday use? I presently have a poly rear engine mount (306 1.8 petrol)installed and I am satisfied with the feel, but will poly rear mounts be too rediculous?
 
SOLO-1973 said:
has anybody replaced their subframe mounts DIY style? is it an easy job? some instructions would be really appreciated....

thanks
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Hmmm ... I've seen it done on a 405. You drop the entire rear suspension, almost as a unit. It's pretty heavy and you need two people and a stand. But someone will be along in a minute with better info. I guess I'd say it was do-able IF everything went right. If not (seized bolts) it might be different. But why do you want to replace them ... I understood the mounts, and the shocks, normally were ok ... tis the bearings in the suspension arms that wear and seize.
 
SOLO-1973 said:
WHEW!!glad to know it's an easy job, thanks someone. another question, in your opinion, would poly replacements be too rigid for everyday use? I presently have a poly rear engine mount (306 1.8 petrol)installed and I am satisfied with the feel, but will poly rear mounts be too rediculous?
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Hmmm ... looking at what somone wrote, it's clear 306s are different from 405s (no interior bolts in 405s) so scrap my earlier/.
 
has anybody replaced their subframe mounts DIY style? is it an easy job? some instructions would be really appreciated....

thanks
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have replaced all four
jobs quite easy
when the rear mounting have been split a while it wears the front ones which then knock unclip the brake pipes and just drop down one side at a time,disconnect the lower shocker bolt while the car is on the ground( makes the job easier when changing the front mounting) allow an hour a side for both mountings each side
 
Wichita said:
Hmmm ... I've seen it done on a 405. You drop the entire rear suspension, almost as a unit. It's pretty heavy and you need two people and a stand. But someone will be along in a minute with better info. I guess I'd say it was do-able IF everything went right. If not (seized bolts) it might be different. But why do you want to replace them ... I understood the mounts, and the shocks, normally were ok ... tis the bearings in the suspension arms that wear and seize.
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your right, similar to the 205 and 305 the torsion bar suspension bearings wear in which case its a different and nightmare job altogether.
 
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