Lifting a 113 for inspection - how not to??

[jameshoward]

Hi All,

I was wandering about the internet and came accross this ebay item. The item itself is of little interest; however, I read with interest the 'advice article' posted in the item (please scan towards the bottom of the item ad to find it) which states, I believe, that the car should only be lifted on a ramp-type vehicle lift given the stress loading on the front suspension. Is this entirely correct?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Front-Subframe-Repair-Kit-Mercedes-W108-W109-W111-W113_W0QQitemZ200052606092QQihZ010QQcategoryZ72454QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


JH

[Shvegel]

What he is trying to say is if your frount subframe mounts are old you run the risk of tearing them by putting the car on a pad style lift. Basically if you are driving a 40 year old car it might be a good idea to replace the mounts so you will not face this problem.

When I first bought my car I put it up with the engine running trying to find a transmission leak and the mounts were torn. Needless to say the racket of the fan hitting the shroud put a stop to that.