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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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