2006 jag xk8....what tool is used to remove caliper guide pins?

 

It has been more than four years since I have had to replace any brake pads on my wife's 2006 XK8, but my notes from doing the job in October 2014 reflect that I used a 7mm Allen wrench to remove the caliper guide pins....

 

Jon89...Thank you so much...I got to that point and was stuck....don't have much in the way of metric allens but will be buying some new ones today!

 

Another item...have you attempted the transmission pan/filter replacement and fluid refresh?

 

Yes. Rick (joycesjag), Wayne (cjd777), and I have done the ZF 6HP26 drain-and-fill procedure three different times on my wife's 2006 XK8 (now approaching 118,000 miles). The job goes much better with at least two people working on it (one underneath the vehicle pumping the fresh ATF into the fill hole in the transmission pan and one in the drivers seat putting the transmission through its various gearshifts while the engine is running and the fresh ATF is being pumped in underneath). Like many owners here on the forum, we switched to Mercon SP ATF on our second drain-and-fill procedure (available at any Ford dealership parts department). It meets the required Shell M1375.4 ATF specs and it is much more cost-effective than ZF's Lifeguard 6 ATF....

The first time we did this job (about 67,500 miles in July 2013), we replaced the pan/filter and Mechatronic sleeve and used ZF's Lifeguard 6 ATF. The second time (about 100,700 miles in April 2016)) and the third time (about 106,000 miles in November 2016) were just drain-and-fills switching to Mercon SP ATF and attempting to get as much fresh ATF into the system as possible. The key is to have all the necessary tools and to crack open the 8mm Allen fill hole plug BEFORE you drain the old ATF out of the pan. If you cannot remove the fill hole plug you will be dead in the water if you drain the old ATF first....

 

Thanks again...yes it looks like quite the endeavor!

 

Welcome to the forum poledancer,

In future, keep a thread "on topic". If you had started another thread to ask the transmission fluid question, the excellent reply from Jon would have been available to anyone searching for advice on transmission fluid changes. No one will ever think to look for it in a thread about front brake calipers.

Please follow this link New Member Area - Intro a MUST - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the New Member Area - Intro a MUST forum and post some information about yourself and your vehicle for all members to see. In return you'll get a proper welcome and some useful advice about posting to the forum.

Graham

 

Sorry about that.....will follow the protocol in the future.