Every item connected to the sub-frame has been removed or detached. Only the six long 15 mm bolts now hold the subframe in place. Now fully ready to drop and remove.
However part of the rear of the Sub-frame straddles the front part of the Exhaust Pipe containing the Catalytic Converter. That will surely be a problem for clearance.
I will need to release the whole exhaust system from its rubber hangers and move rewards to allow sufficient clearance before the subframe can be lowered and away. Can it be lowered only at the front allowing sufficient clearance to remove the Gearbox? I have in mind removal of the two front pairs of 15 mm Bolts, loosening the two rear most bolts and dropping the subframe down at the front.
Otherwise, I will have to raise the rear of the car to allow sufficient access to the Rubber Exhaust Hangers.
Images attached show what is involved.
|