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306 Rear Subframe Mounts

I've just replaced the rear-most (and cheapest) pair of rear subframe mounts on my 1993 Peugeot 306 XLD in an attempt to cure an annoying thudding noise experienced when travelling over uneven road surfaces.

However this has not fixed the problem so I am looking to replace the front (and more expensive) pair on the same subframe. The Haynes manual suggests that I should remove the entire rear subframe to replace the mounts then simply reverse the procedure to re-install, however I'm not convinced that complete removal of the subframe is necessary.

Does anyone have any experience of replacing the front pair of rear subframe mountings without having to totally remove the subframe and all that doing so entails (disconnecting the brake pipes, exhaust etc...) ? Is it possible to drop one side at a time, obviously paying attention to the brake pipes, without removing the exhaust?

Many thanks

Chris

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Chris Howarth
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have done quite a few disconnect the shockers at the bottom first then disconnect the clips that hodl the brake pipe(so the pipes can follow the subframe down a tad) just drop (with a jack) the subframe a side at a time and change the mounts

r u doing this at home or on a ramp (its easier on a ramp ) if at home put it on stands as high as you can to give you more room to work the jack first time i did one of these jobs i was quite surprised how easy it is

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Mindwipe

Hi, thanks for the advice.

I am hoping to do this on my friend's drive so I will have to jack the car up high.

I was surprised myself at how easy the rear-most mounts were to replace as I was expecting trouble, however the front pair look more difficult due to clearance.

I know that the front mounts are held onto the body with two nuts each but how do they attach to the subframe?

There doesn't appear to be a great deal of clearance between the exhaust and the subframe, did you have to undo any of the exhaust sections or move the exhaust completely out of the way?

Finally, when you dropped each side did you leave the opposite side loosely bolted on or did you get away without slackening the opposite mounting nuts at all?

Sorry about all the questions...

Many thanks,

Chris

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Chris Howarth

2 bolts through the side remove the shocker to make it easier

just pop it out of the rubbers and hang it down tie it with a bit of string for a little support if needed

just did a side at a time didnt loosen other side at all

just remember to pop the brake pipes out of the clips you may have to undo the support bracket (one nut) from the flexi pipe too you'll see when you get there

hth jeff

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Mindwipe

The main thing as to it curing the noise is the quality of the units you put in.

I replaced mine on a DTurbo at the same time as the front P bushes. I got a set of P bushes from the local pug independent specialist. They had reasonable rubber mounts, but the bore was so sloppy I decided to replace them straight away with ones from my normal supplier ( cheaper as well), I had to pursuade them to go on but cured the noise perfectly.

The moral- get the bits that you can trust. Andy

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Andy C

Thanks for the advice, hopefully should be able to get this right first time.

Aiming to buy the parts from German & Swedish, hopefully the quality of the mounts will be OK.

Thanks again,

Chris

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Chris Howarth

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