WHICH mount to loosen to replace the front drivers control arm

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trying to replace the drivers front wishbone , but need to jack up the engine to remove the front wishbone bolt. Does anyone know which mount I need to loosen. - can i get away with. the rear drivers side mount alone?

cheers in advance 

[_Matt_ 33]

Hi, yes just the rear drivers side mount. I believe the bolt is 13mm once the covering piece that secures the lambda cables is removed. It is accessible with socket extensions.

Take extra care screwing in the rear wishbone bolt. It threads into a captive nut within the floor section and would be a pig to fix! Not usual for it to go wrong but has happened. 

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Thanks Matt

just one thing, where is a safe jack point to lift the engine once loosened. - i was going to use a block of wood under the sump but not sure if that’s safe!

 

[Crasher 4]

You also need to release the front mount under the radiator but lifting the engine high enough puts a lot of strain on hoses and wiring plus the front mount bracket hits the bottom of the radiator cowl from dim and distant memory. I prefer to drop the subframe and if you are doing both wishbones, it is only four more bolts plus the one for the column shaft.If the sump is in the usual terrible condition, you could remove it instead.

 

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Is it a case of just removing all the sump bolts and dropping the sump or are there hidden bolts inside the crankcase ?