I've got a 1967 Jag 420 with inboard rear brakes, and the rotors/pads might actually still be original. I'm down to metal in the rear and its time to take it all apart. I've done a bunch of googling and I cannot find any guides/manuals on doing the rear brakes online.

I want to do the job with a mechanic friend because I was quoted 10 hrs of labor by 2 different shops.

FYI xk's unlimited has great prices on the parts.

2 rotors $55, 4 pads $35, caliper seal kit $25

 

Anyone own a chilton's guide for the mk2/420/s-type?

 

The 'E'Type and XJ6 Series I, II, III have the same rear suspension/brake system so any repair manual for the more popular cars will apply. Some people drop the entire suspension unit and some repair the calipers/rotors 'in situ'.

bob gauff

 

My rotors are in incredibly bad shape, they have grooves as deep as hand spun pottery.

I think I am going to have to drop the entire differential and suspension...

 

As I said, some people drop the suspension unit and some repair in situ.

If you don't have a lift then I would suggest removal of the suspension because you won't have enough clearance for the lower control arms to hang vertical to remove the rotors.

bob gauff

bob gauff

 

sorry to bump an old thread but I think this belongs with my rear end question


Symptom:
I heard a cyclical chirping out of the rear end. It would rise in frequency the faster I drove so I assumed the rear pads were finally giving way

I jacked up the rear end and slowly rotated the tires till I could hear grinding. When I looked at the pads I saw that a small metal flap had peeled away from these bell shaped boots. I bent the flap back in with pliers and the chirp/scrape has gone away

question: what does these doohickeys do? and should I worry about the fact that they have holes worn through them...

P.s. this Jag '67 420 has a chevy engine. I assume the boot is scraping along the original exhaust pipes

 

^^^They are simply dust covers to protect the Unijoints. Often as not they have disappeared over the years so not all cars have them.


Looks like your exhaust pipe needs to be bent up a little more so it doesn't rub on the dust covers. The fust covers need to cover over the UJ as much as possible.

 

Thanks for the reply. I have since replaced the rear rotors myself. That was a massive job!