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Engine Rubber Mount Modification

If you wish to reduce vibration on early model FJ (84-90) model then this mods may help.
Before you attemp this mod please make sure your
engine has had the valve clearance adjusted, the
carbs are balanced (may wish to check the carb diaphragms is over 40k) and compress in the cylinders
are all approx the same). Otherwise you will be wasting your time reducing vibration on a poor engine.

please dont ring me saying you have cracked the

casing, I have warned you.
The chances is the mount wont move, if this is the
case it will need to be drilled out. If you have limited
ability of drilling or mechanical knowledge then
please get profession help.
To drill out mount its best done using a process
called Chain Drilling. This means using a small
4mm drill and in a circle formation drilling the mount
as close to the crank inner bore as possible without
actually drilling into it. Once completely drilled this
weakens the hold the mount has on the crank casing, so with a light oiling the mount should gently
tap out.

The solid mount on the left hand side of engine

The FJ motor has five rubber mounts plus one solid
mount at the top rear of the engine plus another on
the front left hand mount. This is the one that we plan
to replace with a rubber mount.
The main reason for the solid mount is to reduce the
twisting of the engine in the frame as you accelerate
aggressively. Now that its main rule is a tourer this is
not so much a problem.

Rubber mount fittied to reduce vibration

If you are still not successful, drill the mount in a diagonal direction so the mount is now in two halves,
this should now allow it to be removed.
Once removed clean the area up, removing any
corrosion or damage incurred. Now its a simple
matter of fitting new rubber mount and reassembling.
This mod will allow the engine to be more isolated
from the frame so reducing the amount of vibration
into it.

Warning! becareful when removing solid mount

To remove mount you need remove the main front engine mount bolt and the triangle mounting bracket, this
allows full access. This mount in theory simply is
pulled out and a rubber mount fitted as per the opposite side.
The problem lies in the 25 years this mount has seized
itself into the engine lower crankcase. First is to spray
wd40 type oil to see if it can release the mount. Then
a gentle tap should be given and I do mean gentle,

The later models have the engine totally rubber

mounted in its three mounting points.
Because the engine is used to brace the frame the
later models have a thicker so stronger frame to
take care of this.
This mod on the early models doesnt have the
same problem as the motor is still strengthening the
frame due to the seven mounts as oppose to just
three.