Installing rubber muffler hangers on a Mercedes 230 SL?

Having fun yet? I did my car last year. Be sure you have all the correct hanger parts. I started with the rear muffler after loosely bolting up the header pipes. I assume you have the system assembled. use some jacks and or wire for temporary support where needed. First, loop to hardest to reach a rubber donut onto the frame mount furthest to the back and position onto the muffler hanger which attaches to the muffler. I would suggest doing this without the hanger mounted to to muffler. Grease the second donut with soap, loop onto the muffler's hanger and use a lever to slide it onto the frame mount. When you do this you will see why you "soap" it up. It will slide. Now position the rear muffler into the cavity and put the nut onto the retaining bracket, again for the rear mount. don't tighten yet. soap both front donuts and install the inner one. this should be fairly easy. Lever the last one on like you did the second one. It will be easier. Tighten the rear hanger mount. Rear muffler is done. When you are ready to install the donuts onto the center muffler pipe. How much stretch do you need? Sometimes the setup requires lots of stretch. You may break the donut. I did. I picked up a couple of generic ones at Advance to complete the job. they stretched well and have worked well for over one year so far. Soap these too. Any good dish detergent or liquid hand soap will work. it dries over time and will not damage anything- it is essential to get the mounts on. Good luck!