Hello all. I am new to the group and to Jaguar ownership. I recently purchased a beautiful gold 2005 XJ8L and I still grin each time I walk past it.
Anyhow, roads are in poor condition in my area of South Carolina and a new pot hole snuck up on me. Just noticed that a stud on the front driver side shock has snapped off, even with the chassis. Would like any suggestions on a solution. Hopefully easy and a do it your selfer.

 

Welcome to the forum JaguarXJ8L2005,

228 Views but 0 Replies as I write this so I've moved your question from General Tech Help to X350 forum. The suspension has had a lot of discussion and members here with the same model will be able to help.

Presumably this is one of the five studs on the top of the Air Spring and damper unit?



Graham

 

If part no. 5 broke you should be ok but these studs are notorious for being difficult to remove and that's without them shearing off.

If one of the top studs on the strut broke it will require replacement. Regardless check the strut from top to bottom before proceeding.

Good luck

 

The stud that sheared is one of the four on top. Can I assume these studs are removable since they are made to receive an Allen wrench ?

 

I am amazed that one of the top studs has sheared off-the pothole must have been the Grand Canyon.

I would think that you have a good case for compensation from the

authorities if you collect the evidence?

It would be nice if you were compensated and have a garage replace it.

 

I don't know but I would consider getting that strut checked for sure.

 

Thanks to all for the info. The dealer from whom I purchase the Jag did state that a front shock had been replaced. Not sure which one now. Have had the car about 8 months. Studs on the shock with broken stud have Allen tooling. Other shock has a 5 sided nut type configuration. Anyhow, I'll get it on a lift and check for damage.

 

That explains it. normally the struts have nuts on the top fitting so the one with

the Allen heads must be the replacement.

 

Perhaps a little over torqued. What is the proper torque ?

 

The correct torque for the front air spring/damper upper mounting nuts is just 18 ft. lbs. / 25 Nm, so it's very easy to over-tighten them.

You can find torque specs in the Workshop Manual, which you can download in six sections from the X350 'HOW TO' Quick Links thread from the home page of this X350 forum.

Hopefully you can carefully drill a hole into the broken stud and remove it with a bolt extractor. I'm not sure Jaguar offers replacement studs, but if not, you can probably find something serviceable at McMaster-Carr (mcmaster.com). They have metric "vibration-resistant" or "tap-end" studs that are nice - just make sure the unthreaded middle section won't prevent you from threading the nut all the way down. Worst case, you could use a short bolt in place of the stud and nut.

Cheers,

Don

 

That's awesome. Thanks for the information. I'll give it a shot. Thanks