1998 JAGUAR X308 lower

18
.
Lower and remove the jack.
19. Remove the shock absorber an d spring assembly from the
vehicle and place the assembly on a work bench.
20. Clean the upper mounting spring location.

21
.
Remove the pigtail seat and cl ean the wishbone lower spring
location.

22
.
With assistance, manually compress the shock absorber and
withdraw the bolt from the spring coils.

23
.
Remove the shock absorber from the upper mounting.
Posi
tion a wrench on the shock absorber shaft flats to
prevent rotation (wrench in socket on vehicles with
adaptive damping).
R
emove the shock absorber
upper retaining nut.
Remove the
upper washer and isolator.
24. Remove the special tools 204-179-1 and remove the upper
mounting from the spring.

I
nstallation


1.
Transfer r
eference marks from
old spring to replacement
spring.

2. WAR
NINGS:
ENSURE THE SPECIAL TOOLS ARE POSITIONED
DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE ON THE SPRING AND THE ARMS ARE
CORRECTLY SEATED .
TIGHTEN THE SPECIAL TOOL ADJUSTMENT BOLTS EVENLY
WHEN COMPRESSING THE SPRING.
Using the special tools 204-179 compress the spring.
1. Fit and align the arms of the special-tools to the spring reference marks.
2. Tighten the special-tool adjustment bolts evenly to compress the spring.

3. Install th
e spring pigtail lower seat on to the wishbone.

4. Install the spri
ng in
the upper mounting.
Install the spri
ng upper isolator.
Install
the up
per spring pan.
Inst
al
l the packing ring.

5. Ensuri ng the correct orientati
on,
secure the upper mounting to
the spring using the special tools 204-179-1.

6. Position the spri ng
upper mounting assembly on to the shock
absorber.
Apply a th in
coat of grease to the upper mounting bush.
E
n
sure that the washer, lo
wer isolator and bush are
correctly positioned on the shock absorber shaft.
Po si
tion the shock absorber shaft in the upper mounting.

7. Sec
ure the top of the shock ab
sorber to the upper mounting.
Install the spri
ng upper isolator.
Inst
al
l the upper washer.
In
s
tall but do not tighten the locknut on to the shock
absorber.
8. Manually retract the shock abso rber and place a bolt through
the spring coils and the sh ock absorber lower-bush.

9. Se
cure the shock absorber
to the upper mounting.
Posi
tion a wrench on the shock absorber shaft flats to
prevent rotation (wrench in socket on vehicles with
adaptive damping).
Tigh
ten the shock absorber upper lock nut to 30-40 Nm
(16-18 Nm on vehicles with adaptive damping).
10. Position the shock absorber and spring assembly to the
vehicle.

11
.
With assistance, manually re tract the shock absorber and
remove the temporary securing bolt.

12
.
Remove the special tools 204-179-1.
13. Align the shock absorber lower bush to the wishbone and
install the mounting bolt.
1. Install but do not tighten the nut.

28
.
Install the rear wheel.
For additional informat ion, refer to Section 204
-04
Wheels and
Tire

s
.
29
.
Remove the axle stands and lower the vehicle.
For additional informat ion, refer to Section 100
-0
2 Jacking and
Liftin

g
.
30
.
Check and adjust the rear whee l alignment as necessary.
For additional informat ion, refer to Section 204
-00
Suspension
Sy

stem
- General
Information
.

4
. Tighten nuts securing stabilizer bar to links.
5. Lower four-post lift.

In
stallation

1.
Posi ti
on monostrut on rear suspension.

2. Align m o
nostrut upper mountings and install but do not tighten
bolts

3. Ra
ise rear of suspension to
align with monostrut lower
mounting holes.

4. Inst al
l monostrut lower bolts and nuts and tighten to 77-103
Nm.
5. Tighten monostrut upper bolts to 88-118 Nm.

6.
R
aise vehicle, remove stands
and lower vehicle. Refer to
Section 100-02.