Thread: Engine mounts???

You might want to take a look to see if the parking brake linings are binding in the drum. They can create all kinds of wierd noises........

Get under there with a crow bar or similar and lever all 4 mounts in turn.

Check for bolt movement ect.

They are cheap so I'd almost recommend replacing a couple and carrying the old ones as spares (I do)

Originally Posted by DaveS3

Get under there with a crow bar or similar and lever all 4 mounts in turn.

Check for bolt movement ect.

They are cheap so I'd almost recommend replacing a couple and carrying the old ones as spares (I do)

these are only a few months old, do they need retensioning after they settle??

Originally Posted by streaky

You might want to take a look to see if the parking brake linings are binding in the drum. They can create all kinds of wierd noises........

not a noise its a vibration.

Almost certainly the handbrake is dragging - either adjusted up too tight, not coming off due to rusted up cable or expander, full of mud, or (probably most likely!) its got oil in it due to a leaking seal. To check if this is the problem, chock three wheels, jack up one rear wheel, diff lock unlocked, gearbox in neutral, handbrake off. Crawl underneath, and you should be able to easily turn the handbrake drum just with the friction of your hand (the jacked up rear wheel will turn as you do). There should be no signs of friction, just the load of getting the rear wheel moving.

John

I second what JDNSW suggested.

but it does it with the HB off or on, and at a dead stop well after any forward momentum has ceased.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Almost certainly the handbrake is dragging - either adjusted up too tight, not coming off due to rusted up cable or expander, full of mud, or (probably most likely!) its got oil in it due to a leaking seal. To check if this is the problem, chock three wheels, jack up one rear wheel, diff lock unlocked, gearbox in neutral, handbrake off. Crawl underneath, and you should be able to easily turn the handbrake drum just with the friction of your hand (the jacked up rear wheel will turn as you do). There should be no signs of friction, just the load of getting the rear wheel moving.

John

Thats what I meant John...binding, dragging...same same. At the end of the day it could mean that the parking brake is sticking.

Crump.....you're saying it does it with the hand brake on or off.......you can only assume the hand brake is engaged or disengaged by the position of the handbrake lever. Whats happening down below could be different mate.

Best way to check is to remove the tranny brake drum and have a look. get some one to repeatedly work on the parking brake as you watch to see whats happening. Chances are its the little expansion cams are stuck in the guide.
No special tools are needed to remove the assembly, clean it all up and put it back together again. I use a smear of copperslip on those cams and surrounding movable components but they still bind up after a while with brake shoe dust etc.

If that doesn't fix the problem.

Start another thread.....could be a wind-up in the central diff? Ideas anyone?

S.