1998 JAGUAR X308 204

Suspension System - General Inform
ation - Rear Toe Adjustment
Gen
e
ral Procedures

1.
NOTE: Wheel alignment must not be carried out with a space
saver wheel installed on any of the hubs.
• NOTE: Before carrying out any ch ecking or adjustment of wheel
alignment, ensure that the vehicl e wheels, tires and tire pressures
are to Jaguar specification.
• NOTE: Before checking or ad justing rear wheel alignment,
examine the vehicle for curb impact damage on wheels and
subsequent damage to suspension components.
Position alignment checking equipment on road wheels and
following equipment manufacturer's instructions, check and if
necessary adjust rear wheel alignment to Specifications in
Section 204-02.

Front Suspension - Ba
ll Joint
Re
moval and Installation
Remov

al
• C
AUTIONS:
Replacement of nuts and bolts: Various thread-locking de vices are used on nuts and bolts throughout the vehicle.
These devices restrict the number of times a nut or bolt can be used. See section 100-00 for information.
The ball joint must be returned for wa rranty purposes, care must therefore be exercised to avoid damaging it during
removal. Any damage incurred during removal must be noted and recorded.
S
pecial Tool(s)

Ball

Joint Taper Separator
204-192 (JD 219)

Front Camber Tie-do
wn Link
204-114 (JD 133)

B
all Joint Remover
204-200 (JD 240)

B
all Joint Installer
204-199 (JD 239)
1. R
aise front of vehicle.
Refer to Section 100-02.

2. F
ully slacken adjuster nut of special tool 204-114 and position
tool in center of road spring .

3. Lower front of vehicl
e.

4. W
A
RNING: ENSURE THAT THE DOWEL OF TOOL 204-114
IS CORRECTLY POSITIONED ACROSS THE SUSPENSION TURRET
SLOT.
Locate special tool in suspension turret slot.
Pas s
special tool 204-114 thro
ugh slot in suspension turret
and rotate stem to locate dowel.

5. WARNING: WHE N
TIGHTENING
TOOL NUT, USE LOWER
DOWEL AS A GUIDE TO ENSURE THAT THE TOOL STEM DOES
NOT ROTATE AND DISTURB POSITION OF DOWEL IN
SUSPENSION TURRET.
Tighten nut of special tool 204-114 to full extent, to achieve
suspension mid-laden position.
6. Ra
ise front of vehicle and support
on stands. refer to Section
100-02.
7. Remove appropriate road wheel. Refer to Section 100-02.

8. Remove an d discard tiestraps se
curing wheel speed sensor
harness to upper wishbone.
9. Move steering to appropriate full lock for access to suspension.

10 . R
emove nut securing upper wish
bone ball joint to vertical
link.
11. CAUTION: Do not use special tool 211-098 in the

f
ollowing procedure as this will
damage the ball joint gaiter.
Release wishbone ball joint from vertical link.
1. Install special tool 204-192 on upper wishbone ball joint.
2. Tighten bolt of special tool to release ball joint
taper from vertical link.
12. Remove special tool from ball joint.

13
.
Lift upper wishbone to withdraw ball joint from vertical link.

14
.
To prevent damage to lower ball joint, secure vertical link to
road spring using strong wire.

15
.
Remove upper wishbone fulcrum nut and bolt and withdraw
wishbone from vehicle.
16. Secure upper wishbone in a vise.
17. Using a hacksaw, partially cut through two diametrically
opposite segments of ball joint flange.

I
nstallation


23
.
Install special tool 204-200 on ball joint and operate press to
release joint from wishbone.
24. Remove special tool from ball joint.
25. Remove ball joint and wishbone from press.
26. Ensuring that their relative positions are clearly marked,
place ball joint, rubber gaiter and retaining clip in a clean
plastic bag and return for warranty purposes.
27. Thoroughly clean wishbone paying particular attention to ball
joint and pivot bolt locations.

1. Inst
all ball joint in wishbone.
Pos

ition support of special tool 204-199 on press bed and
place wishbone on tool.
U
sing ball joint plastic cover to align, position mandrel of
special tool 204-199 on ball joint
Ali
gn assembly with press ram and operate press to fully
seat ball joint in wishbone.
2. Remove tool mandrel 204-199 from ball joint.
3. Remove wishbone and support tool 204-199 from press.
4. Position wishbone on suspensi on beam, install fulcrum shaft
thread rearward, install nu t and tighten to 60-80Nm.

10
.
Install road wheel. Re fer to Section 100-02
11. Raise vehicle, remove stands and fully lower vehicle.

12
.
Fully slacken nut on special tool 204-114.

13
.
Release dowel of special tool from suspension turret slot.
14. Raise vehicle for access an d remove special tool from
suspension.
15. Fully lower vehicle.
16. Carry out steering geometry an d wheel alignment checks and
if necessary adjust. Refer to 57.65.01.

Front Suspension - Rear Lower Arm
Remo
val and Installation
Remov
a
l
CAUTI
O
N: Replacement of
nuts and bolts: Various thread-locking devices are used on nuts and bolts throughout the
vehicle. These devices restrict the number of times a nut or bolt can be used. Refer to Section 100-00 for further
information.
S p
ecial Tool(s)

R
o
ad spring compressor
204-111 (JD115)

Taper separator
2
11-098 (JD 100)

Ball
Jo
int Taper Separator
204-192 (JD 219)

Bal l
joint splitter
204-293
1. Ra
ise front of vehicle and support on stands. Refer to Section
100-02.
2. Remove appropriate road wheel. Refer to Section 100-02.

3. CAUTIO
N: Do not suspend caliper from brake hose as
this will damage the hose.
Remove brake calipers from carriers. 1. Remove caliper spring clip.
2. Remove guide pin dust caps.
3. Slacken and withdraw guide pins.
4. Remove caliper from carrier and tie to suspension mounting bracket.
4. Ra
ise vehicle further to provid
e access for Special Tool 204-

1
11 and support on stands. Refer to Section 100-02.

5. Ins
tall Special Tool 204-111 in road spring.
Sl

acken tool adjuster to suit spring length.
Install adaptor

and thrust collar.
Posit

ion stem of tool in center of spring passing dowel
through slot in su spension turret.

6. R
otate stem of Special Tool to
position dowel across slot.

7. W
ARNING: WHEN TURNING TOOL ADJUSTER, ENSURE
THAT TOOL STEM DOES NOT ROTATE AND DISTURB POSITION
OF DOWEL IN SUSPENSION TURRET.
Rotate adjuster of Special Tool to tension spring.

8. R
emove spring pan to lower
wishbone securing bolts.
9. Rotate adjuster of Special Tool to release tension from spring.