W reg 2000 volvo v40 1.8x
rough guide for whoever of how i did the job,
bit of a pig of a job and a wouldn't want to do it again but not too bad,
took 2.5 hours from parking it on the ramp to driving it off....
tools used;
1x 4 poster ramp
1x 13mil ring spanner (mount nut i removed)
1x 12mil ring spanner (mount nut i replaced)
1x 13mil ratchet spanner
1x 12mil ratchet spanner
1x air impact gun
1x 17mil socket (subframe/engine mount bolts)
1x 17mil rachet spanner (drop link nuts)
1x 22mil socket (wheel nuts
2x tyre levers
first remove both wheels and support the car giving plenty of room around the subframe
you'll be able to see the broken mount through the gap
broken roll bar mount
remove the nuts both sides on the drop links connected to the roll bar
remove the 4 bolts on wishbone mounts either side and spray the square nut with wd40 (its the rollbar mount nut)
remove 2 bolts holding the subframe either side
remove 2 bolts from back of engine support
slacken 2 bolts from front of engine support
removing all these bolts gave me enough movement of the subframe to work with, then using the tyre levers wedge them in a position to give you enough room to be able to get your spanner on the rollbar mount bolt (no pic of this...)
good mount bad mount
new mount on
then put it all back together and thats it,
i changed both sides mounts because like i say i dont wanna do it again but it went reasonably well with no surprises.
Thank you's go to Cyril Wilcox & sons @ Market Drayton for letting me use their ramp and tools as they always do
