Hi...I am going to replace the Rear Discs and Pads for a 2004 Jaguar S-type 3.0 V6...

I know to disengage the Parking Brake....If someone could please post the instructions...Thank You...

 

Its pretty basic, you may need the cube or rent a free brake tool from one of the big box auto part stores.

 

Will a C Clamp work...or even channel locks...Thanks...What special tools do I need

 

The mystic brake cube

 

So..The Disc Brake Piston Tool is needed (Cube)....Because of the automatic Parking Brake? ..Thanks

 

No. You need to rotate the piston back in. Clamp will not do that.

You first need to leave the EPB off by holding the paddle down as you remove the ignition key.

When you've done the brakes I think you're meant to recalibrate the EPB.

Er, isn't this in the stickies (How Tos)?

 

Also the cube is a bit of a pain to use but it will work. If you grind the pins a little it will fit our brake pistons better.

I have started to use the free tool loner program at AutoZone as they have a kit that fits much better and is easier to use.

As JagV8 said it has nothing to do with the electric parking brake. Nothing is special about this. It just uses an electric motor instead of a manually pulled cable to set the back brakes.
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Thanks

 

This is the tool you need. Yeah, the cube might work after you use
every swear word in your vocabulary, and, an extra hour of your time,
trying to get the cube to fit.

I obtained mine at Autozone; they required about a $60 dollar deposit
for two days use and returned when you return the tool; thus, it's free.
The car is a later model 06 (you can tell by the stainless brake lines)
and I used Red Stuff pads. In a few days, I'll add a thread about my
experience with these pads..mostly good.

Clif

 

I'll try again with the photo..

 

I've done the rear pads and discs on mine and never used that funny-looking cube.

I can't recall what it looked like, its been years, but if the pistol just has two tiny holes to twist it back in, then I probably just used needle-nose pliers and turned them in like that.

 

That will work too, but is an order of magnitude more difficult than the cube. Swear words in languages that not even my ancestors could speak flowed from my mouth.

 

You have an STR and it doesn't need the tool because it has different calipers, pistons etc. Your STR ones are Brembos that just push in. All the others need winding in. They will not push in.

 

What do I wind them in with?

 

My car is a 2000 but see if this helps.

Link JagRepair.com - Jaguar Repair Information Resource

 

Thanks Gus..My S--type is a 2004...The only difference I think is that the parking brake is electric...

 

No Issues. Rear Brakes & Discs Installed. The Cube tool not needed. The piston easy to turn according to my mechanic.