Hi, anyone who has an X type Jaguar will at some time have problems with the brake calipers, they are very easy to remove, jack the car up and using axles stands make sure it is firmly secured, chock the front or rear wheel which ever one you are working on to make sure the car will not move, remove the wheel, look at the rear of the caliper,you will see a small bolt, there is another one lower down, they are on the end of the two pins which secure the hydraulic section to the brake carrier, undo these and that section will prise off the carrier, then secure it to make sure the hydraulic hose is not put under strain, look at the rear and you will see two larger bolts which secure the brake carrier to the car, remove them and the carrier will come off, check the two pins to see if they have seized inside the body, if they have it is always best to order a new set which will come with silicon grease, the grease is for the pins only and not for anything else, there will be two new gaiters which fit into the body and onto the top of each pin, refit in the reverse order, hand brake cable might need adjusting, underneath the car approximately in the middle you will see a cable equalizer plate, all three cables fit onto it, one in the centre is the hand brake cable, it has a threaded part which has a nut on it, adjust this nut to the rear of the car while checking the rear wheel turns freely, do not over tighten it because the pads will become unable to release from the disc, wheel should turn ,job done, good luck
Posted Jun 7, 2014 (10 years ago)