Few Issues With 96 XJR6
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Few Issues With 96 XJR6
Its been 2 month since the jag is sitting in storage, the last 2 days the weather was surprisingly good so i decided to do some work on the jag.
During the 2 days I have done many things but i encounter 2 issue that I just can't seem to find out the answer perhaps someone can point me to the right direction here. anyways heres the problems.
#Issue 1 Antenna Mast
Old Antenna Mast was seized, I can hear motor running but mast would not extend or retract. it remain level with the lock nut. After dissembling and some cleaning and relubing i was able to extract the old mast with huge amount of force along with the broken mast. after reassembling everything i feed the mast down the hole and turned radio off and the motor begins to grab the antenna mast n pulling it down.
Now my questions is : It comes up n down perfectly but unlike before part of the antenna is actually sticking out so should i be pushing that part down? so it levels with the lock nut?
#Issue 2 Remote
I send my OEM remote to fingazfobz for refurbishing and i was successful in reprogramming the remote, however it seems like the signal is very weak even after replacing the remote battery i have to literally point the remote like 1 feet away at the security antenna( rear windshield) to get it to lock/unlock.
Now my question is : whats going on? is it because of my remote being old? or... is it the security antenna(rear windshield)..? and no i do not have a second remote to test the antenna.
# Curious Question
While i was bleeding my brakes today I notice i have slight play in my wheel bearing in the front, is it do able at home? or its a shop only thing? what needs to be done exactly?
Sorry about the long *** post! trying to be as detail as possible so maybe someone can point me to the right direction
During the 2 days I have done many things but i encounter 2 issue that I just can't seem to find out the answer perhaps someone can point me to the right direction here. anyways heres the problems.
#Issue 1 Antenna Mast
Old Antenna Mast was seized, I can hear motor running but mast would not extend or retract. it remain level with the lock nut. After dissembling and some cleaning and relubing i was able to extract the old mast with huge amount of force along with the broken mast. after reassembling everything i feed the mast down the hole and turned radio off and the motor begins to grab the antenna mast n pulling it down.
Now my questions is : It comes up n down perfectly but unlike before part of the antenna is actually sticking out so should i be pushing that part down? so it levels with the lock nut?
#Issue 2 Remote
I send my OEM remote to fingazfobz for refurbishing and i was successful in reprogramming the remote, however it seems like the signal is very weak even after replacing the remote battery i have to literally point the remote like 1 feet away at the security antenna( rear windshield) to get it to lock/unlock.
Now my question is : whats going on? is it because of my remote being old? or... is it the security antenna(rear windshield)..? and no i do not have a second remote to test the antenna.
# Curious Question
While i was bleeding my brakes today I notice i have slight play in my wheel bearing in the front, is it do able at home? or its a shop only thing? what needs to be done exactly?
Sorry about the long *** post! trying to be as detail as possible so maybe someone can point me to the right direction
Last edited by FrozenApple; Dec 1, 2014 at 11:02 PM.
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Update on issue #1
I managed to push the Antenna downward and it fixed the problem. so to answer my own questions yes it should go down completely and level with the locknut
I managed to push the Antenna downward and it fixed the problem. so to answer my own questions yes it should go down completely and level with the locknut
Last edited by FrozenApple; Dec 2, 2014 at 03:58 PM.
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The latest thread with "how to" instructions on front bearing replacement:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...cement-121137/
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https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...cement-121137/
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The latest thread with "how to" instructions on front bearing replacement:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...cement-121137/
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https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...cement-121137/
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