Originally posted by bobmin:
If lifting the transmission works (which I don't doubt) why doesn't the Ford CD tell you to do it that way. Every procedure I've seen gets into dropping the subframe which seems ridiculous for the a two bolt LCA.



I tried lifting the tranny/engine first. I had to pull the airbox, unbolt at least two mounts (the front one had to completely come out because of the design), and I still didn't have enough play to get the bolt out - although it was CLOSE. Got upset at burning so much time going through all of this that I just grabbed my grinder & hacked the bish off!!

LCA for the Mystique is this weekend & I think I'll lower the subframe as Bill Jenkins sent me the WRONG FREAKIN' BOLTS!!!


Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.