Thread: Replacing 4BD1 engine mounts?

So thought i would just quickly finish off this thread.

So I finished replacing the mounts a few days after my last post, the hardest mount was actually the gearbox mount.. mental note next time take the seat boxes out otherwise you will bend them when jacking up the gearbox.

After all my work the same issue appeared .. I spent 2 days crawling around on my back hitting and moving things. When after all that i looked at the front propshaft. The slip yolk in the middle had basically seized from mud or rust. basically I would go over a bump that would cause suspension travel, the propshaft would slide out then jam, and push or pull the whole gearbox and engine assembly with it, the bang you heard in the previous videos was that jam moving back to the correct position.

I pulled the propshaft out, spent a good 3 or 4 hours hitting it with a hammer to get it apart. I cleaned it out with degreaser and carby cleaner, and some metal filing (and reclean). I re greased.

And tried to put it back together but it siezed again.

So pulled it down and closer inspected the prop shaft and saw the rust and cracks in the protective paint.


I started looking for a replacement propshaft, but no where in SA was interested. I found a guy with an ex defence one but he just didnt return my phone call.

So with a 4WD trip coming up, I cleaned it again, I also grabbed my dremel and file and removed any of the paint that was cracked or exposed to air, Now this is an indicator paint not a teflon insert.
I thought hard about this, but in the end I only use 4WD maybe once every 2-3 months, and at worst it will just increase wear in the slip joint slightly.

I put it all back together this time it slid in nice and easy, with no noticeable rotational movement in the slip yolk. Put it back together (new nyloc nuts for propshaft) and it has fixed my problem, I have taken it 4WD a few times just to test and no problem. Also with the grease I had left over, regreased all steering parts, and rear prop shaft .

So thanks to everyone who had an input and helped along the way.