The front subframe holds the back-half of the engine/trans in place so removing it is a real PITA. It also holds the lower control arms which act as positioners for the front struts. In other words, what you're trying to do essentially involves disassembling the entire front half of the car - not exactly my idea of fun.
--- PN <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone removed the front subframe before? PITA, or pretty simple? Bentley > gives no clues. I need to tap new threads into the rear subframe bolt > hole, > and it would be a lot easier to do with the subframe out of the way. ===== Matthew Yip [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
