VitesseEFI Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 2 hours ago, keltik said: All the gubbins is glued and bead rolled / crimped together like a coke can. There is a crowd who do rebuilt ones for $1500 each but their reputation is shithouse in the Jag community - lots of early failures and dead ones out of the box. Ah, ok. That’s a pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 What direction have you/are you going in? I'd stick with OEM, at least then you'll know those corners are unlikely to give any issues for another 15 years or so. Air suspension (and early timing chains) really do seem like the only weaknesses on these cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Ended up deciding to bankrupt myself and get OEM Bilsteins. Should be about 4 grand landed. They finally came back into stock at the start of February but In the meantime I spent all my savings on bits for the yacht. So now I'm just patiently waiting for the jet boat to sell. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 Mr postman brought me a present today. He also seems to have decimated the poor old credit card. But after a couple hours work, I've got the new struts in. Was interesting to find the drivers side one is slightly different to all the others I've seen, not sure why the lower bellows extends all the way to the mounting fork. Not the most thrilling update. I did replace the rear tyres while I was at it. Had the new ones sitting on the rack at work since January so nice to fit them up. Was a good learning experience trying to get 35 profile tires with stiff sidewalls mounted. Next up, do the oil service it's well overdue for, replace the leaky transmission cooler pipe and get some new engine mounts. On the bright side, the ride quality is much improved compared to the dubious second hand shocks before they exploded. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keltik Posted July 13, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2023 Reposting this because i like it. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Haven't put many ks on this thing since I've been busy buying yachts and otherwise bankrupting myself. I thought it would be nice to drive over the Christmas new year's period so moved the Mazda to get to the Corolla to get the Isuzu in to pull the boat out of the driveway to get the Jag out of the shed. It took a little throttle to unstick the brakes, moved about 1 metre then stopped. Rolled it back into the shed where the brake pedal went to the floor. Ah, there's your problem 5 3 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keltik Posted December 22, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2023 Popped into work, grabbed some Mazda Premacy pads (same as the genuine Jaguar ATE ones but for a fraction the price) and tried to remove the old pad material. After a few minutes with a chisel, I wasn't happy with the surface finish and they had a decent wear lip so bought some $80 rotors on clearance at Repco. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Winding back the caliper pistons was a bit of a shit job. Couldn't get enough pressure onto the piston with my home made wind back tool (angle grinder nut wrench) so had to use a C clamp and the trusty Knippex grips 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Lesson learned. Don't wash the car and put it away without a quick drive to dry off the brakes. On the bright side, dealing with the electronic park brake was easy. Just hold the switch down as you turn off the key and it stays disengaged. Then pump the brakes and pull the switch a couple times to adjust it for the new pads. Way easier than the triangle circle square L2 R2 up down sequence needed on some other vehicles I won't name. And if you get it wrong the calipers grenade themselves internally the first time you use the handbrake. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Damn son, I thought the Jag and yachts was pretty cash, then you whip out the knippex pliers. You have arrived me old china, you have arrived. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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