1998 JAGUAR X308 wheel

Front Suspension - Fro
nt Stabilizer Bar
Re
moval and Installation
Materials
S
pecification
Cas

trol NTR
Remov

al
Na
me
R

ubber Suspension Insulator Lube
1. Raise front of vehicle and support on stands. Refer to Section
100-02.

2. R
emove generator front cooling duct.
Re

move bolt.
Move duct rea

rwards to rele
ase tang from undertray.
R
elease front duct from rear vertical duct.

3. R
emove scrivets or screws se
curing undertray to bumper
cover. Discard scrivets.

4. R
emove and discard tiestrap securing undertray to crossbeam
brace.
5. At each side of vehicle, remo ve and discard scrivet securing
undertray to wheelarch liner.

Install but do not tighten
stabilizer bar LH mounting
bracket securing bolts.
Inst al
l stabilizer bar RH moun
ting bracket securing bolts
and tighten to 30-40Nm.
Tigh ten LH mountin
g bracke
t bolts to 30-40Nm.

6. Secure link arms to
stabilizer bar.
Tighten LH li

nk arm ball joint to stabilizer bar securing nut
to 60-80Nm.
Ti ghten R
H link arm ball joint to stabilizer bar securing nut
to 60-80Nm.

7. Using screws or new scrivets , secure undertray to fr
ont
bumper cover.

8. Usi n
g a new tiestrap, secure undertray to crossbeam brace.
9. Using new scrivets, secure un dertray to each wheelarch
liner.

10
.
Install generator cool ing duct deflector.
Po
sition deflector over
rear vertical duct.
Sl
ide deflector forward to
engage center tang over
undertray.
Inst
all bolt and ti
ghten to 17-23Nm.
11. Raise front of vehicle, remove stands and lower vehicle onto
wheels. Refer to Section 100-02.

Front Suspension - Front Stabilizer B
ar Bushing
Re
mo
val and Installation
Materials
S p
ecification
Cas
t
rol NTR
Remov
a
l
Na
m
e
R
u
bber Suspension Insulator Lube
1. Raise front of vehicle and support on stands. Refer to Section
100-02.

2. Re
move generator front cooling duct.
Re
mo
ve bolt.
Move duct rea
r
wards to rele
ase tang from undertray.
Re
lease front duct from rear vertical duct.

3. Re
move scrivets or screws se
curing undertray to bumper
cover. Discard scrivets.

4. Re
move and discard tiestrap securing undertray to crossbeam
front brace.
5. At each side of vehicle, remo ve and discard scrivet securing
undertray to wheelarch liner.

7. Using screws or new scrivets , secure undertray
to front
bumper cover.

8. Usi
ng a new tiestrap, secure undertray to crossbeam front
brace.

9. Usi
ng new scrivets, secure un
dertray to each wheelarch
liner.
10. Install generator cool ing duct deflector.
Po
sition deflector over
rear vertical duct.
Sl
ide deflector forward to
engage center tang over
undertray.

Instal
l bolt and ti
ghten to 17-23Nm.
11. Raise front of vehicle, remove stands and lower vehicle onto
wheels. Refer to Section 100-02.

3.
Tighte
n link arm to wishbone
nut and bolt to 41-54Nm.

4. Secure li nk arm to stabil
izer bar.
Tigh
te
n link arm to stabilizer bar nut to 60-80Nm.
Check that ball
joi
nt freed
om of movement has been
maintained.
5. Raise front of vehicle, remove stands and lower vehicle onto
wheels. Refer to Section 100-02.

positio
n.
6. Raise front of vehicle and support on stands. refer to Section
100-02.
7. Remove appropriate road wheel. Refer to Section 100-02.

8. Remove t
iestraps securing 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 . CAUTI
ON: Do not use special tool 211-098 in the
following 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 . Re
move special tool from ball joint.
13. Lift upper wishbone to withdraw ball joint from vertical link.