Hi, it's me again!
My goal is to get my Mini through its MOT (most of the things that need doing are now done), one of the last things on the list was play in the front subframe mount (offside). I've managed to undo the two bolts- the upper one was a real pain in the ass because I had to move the plastic air duct and screen wash bottle to reach.
The problem I've got is that I don't know how to jack the car up in such a way that the weight isn't holding everything in place. This is the part I'm trying to replace:
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Both the existing and new parts have the metal 'stud' (visible in the second product picture) I need to separate the mounting from the body by a few mm. Presumably I need to take out the bolts from both mounts (I bought a pair), what's the best way of doing this? Because I needed to repair the floor using P38 and P40 it's not strong enough to be used as a jacking point.