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[Tick Tock]

On one of my cars, they're starting to peel and disintegrate, so it's also something I've been looking at for a while.

I'm guessing the subframe needs to come forward to be able to remove / fit them? With the fuel tank quite hard up against the back of them, there's little in the way of clearance.... or am I just missing something?

[Doctor Gollum]

You're missing something 

Back car onto ramps.
Jack upto diff but DO NOT lift it.
Undo the two bolts that hold the mount to the chassis crossmember.
If the cage falls off, the mount has failed.
Lower jack.
Undo single bolt to subframe.

If you can do one side at a time incase the subframe moves any.
Remove.

[Nick W]

On one of my cars, they're starting to peel and disintegrate, so it's also something I've been looking at for a while.

I'm guessing the subframe needs to come forward to be able to remove / fit them? With the fuel tank quite hard up against the back of them, there's little in the way of clearance.... or am I just missing something?

car on axle stands, jack under the diff(not necessary, but why take chances), undo the 2 bolts that hold each 'horseshoe' to the car, and the single bolt that attaches the aluminium centre to the diff. The mount should come off in one  piece. If you do one at a time, the diff won't move enough to prevent you from just bolting a good mount in place.


Access isn't an issue, even on an estate with a towbar.


To go back to the original post, there's nothing special about any of the three bolts. Which if I remember right are two short M10s, and one longer M8. But that could me M8 and 6

[Doctor Gollum]

Jack helps support the diff, especially when refitting

[Nick W]

I do them for £50 a pair, posted back to you. Exchange obviously, but I do have a knackered pair to start with

That knackered pair looked like this:





the horsehoes were really crusty, and the aluminium centres very crumbly. They must have been like that for some time on the car.


extensive use of a hacksaw, scraper, wire brush in the grinder, 40grit emery and about 45minutes per part makes them look a bit better:





and the horseshoe with most of the bits I removed





In the jig ready for when I get some polyurethane: