There are six cradle bolts, retainers and special bushings which can be purchased from GM to do this job. It is expensive and time consuming. If the rear bolts and or retainers fail the cradle could drop down and you will loose ability to steer the car. If you are having such a problem I strongly recommend that you have it checked and repaired by a GM dealer.
You have to drop the subframe
no the engine does not come out,you have to drop the front subframe..................
The rear are easy enough and the front drop links but for the front anti roll bar bushes you need to drop the front subframe, quite a big job.
You drop the engine, transmission and subframe all together down and out the bottom of the car. Then separate the engine from the transmission on the floor.
first you drain your gas then you need to take your muffler off and the driveshaft to drop the whole rear subframe , disconect your shocks on the bottom and then the 4 bolts holding the subframe then all the hoses from the trunk opening ,filler neck from the bottom, then the straps on the bottom 17mm bolts and the tank should come out easy
Hi, first you don't say which bushes you need to change/ replace?The two large location bushes at the back of the top side of the front subframe on all models of Megane from 2003 onwards are notorious for failing with age. These bushes are not available from Renault without purchasing the full subframe, however a company called Commonsense Car Parts in Dundalk, Co Louth, Ireland do supply them. The steering rack needs to be disconnected first, thenthe two large bolts that travel upwards through these bushes must be undone, as well as the two bolts to the front of the subframe. This will allow the subframe to drop allowing access to the two bushes. Simply tap them out from the bottom and tap the new ones in.
You would have to support the engine and drop the front suspension subframe to get the oil pan off.
Bottom of pan if there is one. Not all cars have. For those that don't, you have to drop pan.
Drop the complete engine and subframe. it pays 16 hours.
The easiest is to disconnect all the usual things, and drop the subframe from the van.
raise the front up high and drop the engine and trans together out the bottom
it is bolted into shock at top and anti roll bar on bottom