1998 JAGUAR X308 204

12. Remove undertray from vehicle.
13. Remove both front road wheels. Refer to Section 204-04.
14. Remove both front road springs. Refer to 60. 20.02.

15. Disconnect wheel speed sensor harness connectors.
1. Sever and discard tiestr aps securing front wheel
speed sensor harness to upper wishbone.
2. Disconnect harness connector from sensor.
Repeat procedure to disconnect opposite side wheel speed
sensor harness.

16. CAUTION: 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.
Repeat procedure to remove opposite side front brake
caliper.
17. Remove filler cap from power steering fluid reservoir.

40. Using new scrivets, secure un dertray to each wheelarch
liner.

41. Install generator cool ing duct deflector.
Position deflector over rear vertical duct.
Slide deflector forward to engage center tang over
undertray.
Install bolt and ti ghten to 17-23Nm.
42. Install both front road wheels. Refer to Section 204-04.
43. Raise vehicle, remove st ands and lower vehicle.

44. Ensuring graduation mark remains aligned, finally tighten
wishbone rear eccentric bolt to 113-153Nm.
45. Ensuring graduation mark remains aligned, finally tighten
wishbone front eccentric bolt to 113-153Nm.

Uni-Body, Subframe and Mounting System - Rear Axle Crossmember
Bushing
Removal and Installation
Removal
CAUTION: 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. See section 100-00 for information.
Special Tool(s)

Remover/Replacer Suspension Bushes
204-116 (JD 143A)

Remover/Replacer Adaptor
204-116-06 (JD143-6B)
1. Remove suspension subframe fro m vehicle. Refer to 64.25.20.

2. Position special tool 204-116 on the press-bed, with recesses
uppermost.

3. Remove nut and washer from tool.
Position tool on bush with recesses accommodating the
bush rebound stops.
Fit washer to tool and fit and finger tighten nut.
4. Invert subframe and position assembly on special tool 204-
116, with subframe located in the recess.

Installation


5. CAUTION: Ensure special tool 204-116-06 is correctly
aligned and does not contact the bush housing bore.
Remove bush from subframe.
1. Align the top of special tool 204-116-06 with the press-ram.
2. Operate press to remove bush.

6. Remove bush from special tool and discard bush.
7. Thoroughly clean the bush-housing bore.
1. Use a coarse grade emery cloth to roughen the bush-housing
bore, and mating surface of the bush.
2. Using an air line, remove residu al dust from bush and housing
mating surfaces.
3. Clean the bush-housing bore and bush with cleaning solvent
(SPB3 Solvent 30) or equivalent.
4. Invert suspension subframe.
5. Mark bush position on sub-frame.
1. Stretch a length of thin co rd across the center line of
each bush location.
2. Below the string, place two pieces of masking tape diametrically opposite on the bore periphery.
3. Mark string position on the masking tape.

6. NOTE: New bushes are bonded in position using a rapid drying
adhesive Application of this adhesive and fitting of the bush must
be completed within 3 minutes. It is therefore strongly
recommended that the procedure is rehearsed to ensure it can be
completed within that period.
Position subframe on a hydraulic-press.
Position special tool 204-116-02 on press-bed, with
recesses uppermost.
Position subframe on top of tool.

7. Apply 'Alphabond Rapid 101' epoxy adhesive to the shaded
area of the bush shown, and the corresponding area of the
bush-housing bore.

8. CAUTION: A four-void type of bu sh is fitted to all vehicles
with Comfort specification suspension. A three-void type of bush
is fitted to XJR and vehicles with Sport specification suspension.
To ensure satisfactory performance it is essential that the correct
type of bush is installed and bo th types of bush are correctly
positioned in the subframe.
Aligning four-void bush with su bframe (Comfort suspension).
Align centers of small voids with masking tape markers.
9. Aligning three-void bush wi th subframe (XJR and Sport
suspension).
Position bush with large single void facing forward.
Align small void centers with masking tape markers.