1998 JAGUAR X308 ECU

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.

I
nstallation


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

15
.
Remove upper wishbone fulcrum nut and shaft and withdraw
wishbone from crossbeam.
16. Secure upper wishbone in a vise.

17
.
Remove bush assemblies from wishbone.
1. Using a drift, remove thru st washer and spacer tube
from each inner and outer half-bush.
2. Remove inner and outer half bushes from wishbone.
Repeat
procedure to remove
remaining bush assembly.
18. Clean wishbone paying particular attention to bush locations.
19. Check that ball joint gaiter is not punctured or deeply
abraded.
1. Install thrust washer and spacer tube in first wishbone half-
bush.

2. Apply a su
itable lubricant to exterior of each half-bush.
3. Install soft covers to vise jaws.

4. Install half-bush
/spacer tu
be assembly in wishbone.
1. Align half-bush/spacer tube assembly with wishbone bore.
2. Position wishbone and half bush/spacer tube assembly between vise jaws.
Cl
ose vise jaws until half-bush/tube assembly is fully
seated in wishbone.
5. Remove wishbone from vise.

6. Instal
l second half-bush in wishbone.
1. Align and engage second half-bush with installed
spacer tube.
2. Position wishbone and half bush assembly between vise jaws.
Close
vise jaws until second half-bush assembly is fully
seated.
7. Remove wishbone from vise.
8. Following steps 1 to 7, install final bush assembly to wishbone.

9. Inst al
l wishbone on crossbeam.
Posi
ti
on wishbone on crossbeam.
Install
fulcrum shaft with threaded end rearward.
Install nut an
d tighten to 60-80Nm.
10. Remove wire temporarily securing vertical link to road spring.

11
.
Position wishbone to engage ball joint taper in vertical link.

12
.
Install nut securing ball joint to vertical link and tighten nut to
60-80Nm.

13
.
Reposition wheel speed sensor harness on wishbone and
secure with two tiestraps.
14. Fit road wheel. Refer to Section 100-02
15. Raise vehicle, remove stands and fully lower vehicle.
16. Fully slacken nut on special tool.

Remova
l
CAUTI
O
N: Replacement of
nuts and bolts: Various thread-locking devises are used on nuts and bolts throughout the
vehicle. These devises restrict the number of times a nut or bolt can be used. See section 100-00 for information.

1 8
G 1004
1.
Re
move vertical link and hub as
sembly. Refer to 60.25.38.90.

2. Re
move brake disc shield from vertical link.
1. Remove screws.
2. Remove disc shield.

3. Us
ing special tool, secure vertical link and hub assembly in a
vise.
Secure special tool
in a vise.
Posit
i
on hub in tool.
Inst
al
l wheel nuts.

4. Re
move rotor nut spring-clip.
5. Remove rotor nut.
Us
ing special tool 206-066A remove rotor nut.

Inst
all inboard circli
p in vertical link.

5. U
sing a hydraulic press, install hub in vertical link.
1. Position special tool on press bed.
2. Position the vertical link on the tool, with the inboard-side face down.
3. Position hub on bearing.
4. Position a flat steel plate across the face of the hub,
DO NOT place plate ac ross wheel studs.
5. Operate press to install the hub, applying a three-ton
load to ensure hub is fully seated in bearing.

6. U
sing special tool, secure vertical link and hub assembly in a
vise.
Secure special
tool in a vise.
Posit

ion hub in tool.
Inst

all wheel nuts.

7. Install
rotor nut .
1. Install rotor nut on hub.
2. Using special tool tighten rotor nut.
8. CAUTION: Do not slacken the rotor nut to engage the
spring clip.
• NOTE: If the castellated slots of the rotor nut are not aligned,
tighten the rotor nut further unti l the spring clip engages the

Remova
l
CAUTI
O
N: Replacement of
nuts and bolts: Various thread-locking devises are used on nuts and bolts throughout the
vehicle. These devises restrict the number of times a nut or bolt can be used. Refer to Section 100-00 for further
information.

1 8
G 1004
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. Remove front brake disc. Refer to 70.10.12.
4. Remove vertical link and hub assembly. Refer to operation
60.25.38.90.

5. Re
move brake-disc shield from vertical link.
1. Remove screws.
2. Remove disc shield.

6. Us
ing special tool, secure vertical link and hub assembly in a
vise.
Secu re spe
cial tool 204-195 in a vise.
Posit
i
on hub in tool.
Inst
al
l wheel nuts.
7. Remove rotor nut spring-clip.