Thread: Ouch, prop shaft grinding on engine mount bracket

Looking under my Series 3 which for the purpose of comparison of the front suspension / propshaft relationship are identical ( if yours is a SW I can't envisage how that would be remotely possible , maybe if your springs are totally knackered (inverted) you have no bump stops and no shockers it might go close.

any chance you can post some photos ?

Originally Posted by goingbush

Looking under my Series 3 which for the purpose of comparison of the front suspension / propshaft relationship are identical ( if yours is a SW I can't envisage how that would be remotely possible , maybe if your springs are totally knackered (inverted) you have no bump stops and no shockers it might go close.
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That's what I thought! A picture would be useful.

The only other things I can think of -Is it a Holden (or other) engine with non-standard mounts? Has the chassis been extensively modified , for example to fix rust? Is the nose of the diff tilted up through incorrect rebuild of the dumbirons or really knackered springs and/or bushes at the shackle end? Broken centrebolt?

As you've posted in the Series II, IIa section does this have the 200TDi fitted ?

As others have requested......pictures please.



Colin

Pictures to come in the morning. Thanks for the interest chaps.

Just can’t see how this can practically happen.IMG_2561.jpgIMG_2562.jpg
All bushes, springs and shocks are ok.
Bump stops seem ok.

.....and then I drove it for another 40 mins without a problem??!!!

I was driving for about a minute prior with free wheeling hubs locked in 4*4 although yellow knob was up. I wonder if the hubs seized and momentarily kicked the diff up??

Looking at the image 2561, from the angle the mount looks as though it is too low on the chassis, I acknowledge that sometimes camera's give a false impression, but when you look at the image of the rhs engine mount on my 88"GS chassis it sits high against the inside rail, and yes mine is a military spec, but the only differences with mil/civvie is the extended chassis and shackles everything else is identical

so which leads to my next question has the chassis been modified to accept a different engine at some time in it's past, as I have never known the issue that your experiencing atm cheers Dennis
ps something I have just noticed is your avatar is a Series1 but you have posted in S2/2A ? so is the vehicle in question a S2/2A, cheers