Jaguar X-Type Sedan and Estate (Wagon). Service manual — part 38

Published: 11-May-2011

Rear Suspension - Front Lower ArmWagon

Removal and Installation

Removal

All vehicles

1. Raise and support the vehicle.

For additional information, refer to:

Lifting

(100-02 Jacking and Lifting,

Description and Operation).

Vehicles with 2.0L engine

2. Remove the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt.

3. Remove the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt.

4. Reposition the fuel tank protection bracket.

Loosen the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt.

All vehicles

5. Detach the front lower arm.

6. Remove the front lower arm.

Installation

All vehicles

• NOTE: The final tightening of the rear suspension components must be carried out with the vehicle on its wheels.

1. Install the front lower arm.

2. Attach the front lower arm.

Vehicles with 2.0L engine

3. Loosely install the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt.

4. Using a suitable torx adaptor, 10 mm combination spanner and 3/8

drive torque wrench, install the fuel tank protection bracket retaining
bolt.

5. Using the torx adaptor, 10 mm combination spanner and 3/8 drive

torque wrench, tighten the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt.

To make sure the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt is
torqued to the correct specification, the following calculation steps
must be followed.

1. Step 1. Multiply 25 Nm by the effective length of the torque

wrench (1).

2. Step 2. Add the effective length of the special tool (2) to the

effective length of the torque wrench (1).

3. Step 3. Divide the total of step 1 by the total of step 2.

4. Step 4. Set the torque wrench to the figure arrived at in step 3.

Tighten the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt to the torque
given by the calculation.

6. Using a suitable torx adaptor, 10 mm combination spanner and 3/8

drive torque wrench, install the fuel tank protection bracket retaining
bolt.

7. Using the torx adaptor, 10 mm combination spanner and 3/8 drive

torque wrench, tighten the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt.

To make sure the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt is
torqued to the correct specification, the following calculation steps
must be followed.

1. Step 1. Multiply 90 Nm by the effective length of the torque

wrench (1).

2. Step 2. Add the effective length of the special tool (2) to the

effective length of the torque wrench (1).

3. Step 3. Divide the total of step 1 by the total of step 2.

4. Step 4. Set the torque wrench to the figure arrived at in step 3.

Tighten the fuel tank protection bracket retaining bolt to the torque
given by the calculation.

8. Tighten to 63 Nm.

All vehicles

9. Lower the vehicle.