Hi Guys
Ref 1999 XJ8 LWB 4.0.
How many bolts are used to attach the Rear Subframe mounting brackets? Obviously 1 to the subframe itself, but to the underside, it looks like 2 (quite rusted heads so hard to tell) or maybe 3?
A pic of the brackets I am referring to.

Are they bolts going into captive nuts?
Thanks in advance.
James

 

Is it not shown in the Workshop Manual?

 

Is this the bracket in question..............search "subframe bracket" in the shop manual......page 2485.


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Hi
Yes, it shows the 3 bolts, so I presume there are captive nuts or threaded holes there. Fingers crossed on the rust front then.
Looks like I need some large bolt extractors as the ones I have are too small. Either that or hammer and chisel the thing anticlockwise.
Cheers.

 

Hi
Yes that is the one, just found similar info, but concerned over the state of the bolt heads.
Maybe I can grind them down a little so that the bolt extractors I have fit on tight.
Centre bush bolt is fine.
Thanks

 

Hi JamBar,
The workshopmanual indicates 3 "subframe front mounting brackets to body" bolts, but SNG Barratt pre-counts 4 bolts (2 on each side of the car) to put in your shopping basket when you select the bolt (SH112301M) in their handy diagram.
Did you find out if there were 2 or 3? And if there were 3, are all 3 bolts the same?
Thanks!

 

This illustrated procedure for rear shock replacement should show what's going on:
Tech

There are two of the 19mm drive bolts (SH110201MJ I think) per side, one smaller 17mm head bolt (SH112301M) per side holding the bracket to the body.

 

3 years old thread but just to clarify: 1 x SH110201MJ and 2 x SH112301M per side.

 

If that is correct, the X300 section of the JLRCP catalog is backwards.

 

SNG Barratt diagram shows that SH112301M is 2 per side (total 4) and that SH110201MJ (under "unillustrated parts") is 1 per side (total 2), i.e. same as what is shown on the extract from the Jaguar X308 Parts Catalogue I attached above.

 

Thanks all, I was a bit confused because I missed that unillustrated parts dropdown. I checked under my car (and yes, I could have done it in the first place if I didn't come across this thread in the middle of the night ).
To wrap up: for each bracket there are 2x 19mm bolts (SH112301M) and 1x 17mm bolt (SH110201MJ) holding the bracket to the body. In addition to those bolts there is a 1x 19mm bolt (BH11218BP) for attaching the bracket to the subframe.