1998 JAGUAR X308 lower

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.

10. NOTE
: It is not necessary to re
move Special Tool from spring
at this stage.
Remove spring assembly and Special Tool 204-111 from
suspension turret.
11. Lower vehicle to working heig ht and support on stands.

12 . Remove an
d discard tiestraps
securing wheel speed sensor
harness to upper wishbone.

13 . R
emove wheel speed sensor se
curing screw and withdraw
sensor from vertical link.

14 . R
emove nut securing tie rod oute
r ball joint to steering arm.
15. Release tie rod ball joint from vertical link.

1
. Install special tool 211-098 on tie rod ball joint.
2. Tighten tool bolt to rele ase taper pin from vertical
link.

16
.
Remove nut securing upper wish bone ball joint to vertical
link.

17
.
CAUTION: Do not use special tool 211-098 in the
following procedure as this will damage the ball joint gaiter.
Release upper wishbone ball joint from vertical link/hub
assembly.
1. Install special tool 204-192 on ball joint.
2. Tighten tool bolt to rele ase ball joint taper pin from
vertical link.

18
.
Slacken but do not remove nut securing lower wishbone ball
joint to vertical link.
19. CAUTION: Do not use special tool 211-098 in the
following procedure as this will damage the ball joint gaiter.
Release lower wishbone ball joint from vertical link/hub
assembly.

1.
Install special tool 204-293 on ball joint.
2. Tighten tool bolt to rele ase ball joint taper pin from
vertical link.
20. Remove special tool 204-293 from ball joint.

21 . R
emove vertical link/hub assembly.
Support
ing ver
tical link/ hu
b assembly, remove lower
wishbone ball joint nut.
R e
move vertical link /hub assembly.

22 . R
emove stabilizer bar link to
wishbone securing nut and bolt.

23 . R
emove wishbone front arm to
rear arm securing bolt .
24. Slacken but do not remove shock absorber lower nut and
bolt.

25
.
Release lower steering column from pinion shaft.
1. Remove lower steering column nut and bolt.
Move column up
wards to release it from pinion shaft.

26
.
Disconnect harness connector from steering transducer.

27
.
Remove tiestrap securing retu rn pipe, harness (RHD only)
and rubber support to steering rack.
28. CAUTION: Do not allow steerin g pipes to support weight
of steering rack.
Position steering rack for access.
Pi
vot steering arm fully downwards

In
stallation

Re
move steering rack securing bolts.
Carefully move steer

ing rack
downwards for access to
wishbone eccentric bolt.

29 . R
emove lower wishbone rear
arm eccentric bolt and nut.
Mark position of eccentri
c bo
lt large graduation mark on
crossbeam.
R e
move wishbone rear ec
centric bolt and nut.
30. Remove lower wishbone rear arm/ball joint assembly from
crossbeam.

1. Positi
on wishbone rear arm on crossbeam and install but do
not tighten eccentric bolt.

2. Install steeri
ng rack on crossbeam.
Ensure
that b
ushes are correct
ly positioned on steering
rack.
Posi ti
on steering rack on crossbeam.
Position support brac
kets over bus
hes.
Install mountin
g bracket bolts an
d tighten to 41-54Nm.
3. Install lower steering column on pinion shaft.
Move col u
mn downwards to engage coupling splines on
pinion shaft.