This why you learn to do your own vehicle maintenance.

BacDoc · 02-19-2008, 08:27 AM

My mother in laws 2004 Jaguar X-Type needs brakes. All four corners are worn out. 40,xxx miles and her composite rotors can't be turned and need replaced....plus new pads.

Are you sitting down?

Jag dealer........$1900

Friend who works for a dealership........$1200

My cost for parts and free labor.....$600

Total Savings: $600-$1300

Please tell me theres not some special $900 wrench I need to do this in my garage.

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markman · 02-19-2008, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BacDoc

Please tell me theres not some special $900 wrench I need to do this in my garage.

It's a Jag. You probably need a $900 wrench to take the wheel off.

munkis · 02-19-2008, 08:35 AM

One of the rear caliper pistons turns in the counter clockwise. I think its the left rear but i dont remember.

The fronts are strait foward.

BacDoc · 02-19-2008, 08:41 AM

Nothing special needed then?

PGT · 02-19-2008, 08:41 AM

X-Type? You mean the rebadged Contour/Mondeo?

chowder31 · 02-19-2008, 08:42 AM

was she auto crossing every weekend? 40,xxx seems a bit early for total break loss

BacDoc · 02-19-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by PGT

X-Type? You mean the rebadged Contour/Mondeo?

The car really is a huge POS. I remember having to drive it home one night on a lengthy trip and thinking how much nicer my LGT was.

WRXbrian · 02-19-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by munkis

One of the rear caliper pistons turns in the counter clockwise. I think its the left rear but i dont remember.

The fronts are strait foward.

are you serious?
thats ****ed up, i havent heard of anything like this.

BacDoc · 02-19-2008, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chowder31

was she auto crossing every weekend? 40,xxx seems a bit early for total break loss

Thems the breaks.

SilverBoosted · 02-19-2008, 08:56 AM

brake

MikeCee · 02-19-2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by chowder31

was she auto crossing every weekend? 40,xxx seems a bit early for total break loss

Bitch, get back to work!

munkis · 02-19-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by WRXbrian

are you serious?
thats ****ed up, i havent heard of anything like this.

im serious. I dont know how many guys I saw who said the caliper was frozen, untill you tell them it turns the other way even then its a big PITA cause the tools designed to do this arent meant to turn backwards so you have to put pressure on the piston while turning it in to get it to go back.

Also make sure you line up the cut out in the caliper piston with the locating pin on the back of the brake pad

You need a piston turning tool, that is the only special tool, you cannot compress the rear piston it has be turned in.

BacDoc · 02-19-2008, 09:18 AM

Turned? GTFO of here.

Ford sucks.

plunk10 · 02-19-2008, 09:29 AM

http://www.jaguarforums.com/forumid_19/tt.htm

not sure if these people do their own service work or not.

Turn in Concepts · 02-19-2008, 09:30 AM

Toyotas and VW have used that rear caliper piston style for years. Just get the cheapo tool that goes on your socket wrench from pepboys to do it.

Iconoclast_WRX · 02-19-2008, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkis

im serious. I dont know how many guys I saw who said the caliper was frozen, untill you tell them it turns the other way even then its a big PITA cause the tools designed to do this arent meant to turn backwards so you have to put pressure on the piston while turning it in to get it to go back.

Also make sure you line up the cut out in the caliper piston with the locating pin on the back of the brake pad

You need a piston turning tool, that is the only special tool, you cannot compress the rear piston it has be turned in.

You can rent those for free from Autozone; they just take a deposit.

hondaeater69 · 02-19-2008, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chowder31

was she auto crossing every weekend? 40,xxx seems a bit early for total break loss

no s***. still on my OEM rotors and pads. 96K and counting

Briman2021 · 02-19-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BacDoc

Turned? GTFO of here.

Ford sucks.

Yeah, somewhat common. My conquest has them, or at least something similar. The tool is a cube that fits on a socket with little prongs of different sizes coming out of each side for a somewhat universal fitment.

I just bought mine for like $8

MPRZIV · 02-19-2008, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BacDoc

40,xxx miles and her composite rotors can't be turned and need replaced.

need TO BE replaced, or need replacING

need replaced...ugh, that sounds terrible.

skywaffles · 02-19-2008, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by hondaeater69

no s***. still on my OEM rotors and pads. 96K and counting

<---50k and they're fine

coop119 · 02-19-2008, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MPRZIV

need TO BE replaced, or need replacING

need replaced...ugh, that sounds terrible.

he's from West Virginia...

And maybe she shouldn't own a JAG if she don't want to pay for da service.

russd32 · 02-19-2008, 09:42 AM

No shizzle, before I got married my wife was taking her car to the dealer for everything because they treated her well. No surprise that they were treating her well, I got the mailer for her 60k mile service and the estimate was almost $500 and all they were actually going to replace was the oil, filter, air filter, cabin filter, and some fluids. The rest of the charges were labor to inspect parts. WTF? I went through their checklist, replaced parts and fluids, and signed the sheet as a tech. 3 hours and $100 later I saved about $400.

boxered · 02-19-2008, 09:44 AM

Tell us about motor oil, Doc

russd32 · 02-19-2008, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by coop119

And maybe she shouldn't own a JAG if she don't want to pay for da service.

Pretty much, Jag parts are ridiculous. Probably even worse than Porsche parts. I'll bet Sharky has some stories of taking in the pooper on ze parts from ze Germans.

fokai · 02-19-2008, 09:47 AM

i just screamed the F word and threw my monitor across the room. that's outrageous.

02-19-2008, 08:27 AM	#1
BacDoc Tone Patrol Member#: 75141 Join Date: Nov 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC	This why you learn to do your own vehicle maintenance. My mother in laws 2004 Jaguar X-Type needs brakes. All four corners are worn out. 40,xxx miles and her composite rotors can't be turned and need replaced....plus new pads. Are you sitting down? Jag dealer........$1900 Friend who works for a dealership........$1200 My cost for parts and free labor.....$600 Total Savings: $600-$1300 Please tell me theres not some special $900 wrench I need to do this in my garage. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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munkis Scooby Guru Member#: 1847 Join Date: Jul 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: brokenmotorsports.com Vehicle: Team Broken: V6 GF rallyarmor.com	One of the rear caliper pistons turns in the counter clockwise. I think its the left rear but i dont remember. The fronts are strait foward.

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BacDoc Tone Patrol Member#: 75141 Join Date: Nov 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC	Nothing special needed then?

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02-19-2008, 08:42 AM	#6
chowder31 Scooby Specialist Member#: 51293 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Wiscansin Vehicle: 2009 Corolla SSSS Bright Blue	was she auto crossing every weekend? 40,xxx seems a bit early for total break loss

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02-19-2008, 09:18 AM	#13
BacDoc Tone Patrol Member#: 75141 Join Date: Nov 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC	Turned? GTFO of here. Ford sucks.

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plunk10 Scooby Specialist Member#: 32342 Join Date: Jan 2003 Chapter/Region: International Vehicle: 2011 KymcoDeerKiller de-stroyed :(	http://www.jaguarforums.com/forumid_19/tt.htm not sure if these people do their own service work or not.

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02-19-2008, 09:42 AM	#22
russd32 Scooby Specialist Member#: 63961 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Normal, IL Vehicle: 2005 WRX Blue	No shizzle, before I got married my wife was taking her car to the dealer for everything because they treated her well. No surprise that they were treating her well, I got the mailer for her 60k mile service and the estimate was almost $500 and all they were actually going to replace was the oil, filter, air filter, cabin filter, and some fluids. The rest of the charges were labor to inspect parts. WTF? I went through their checklist, replaced parts and fluids, and signed the sheet as a tech. 3 hours and $100 later I saved about $400.

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boxered Scooby Specialist Member#: 61884 Join Date: May 2004 Chapter/Region: International Location: buying guns	Tell us about motor oil, Doc

02-19-2008, 09:47 AM	#25
fokai Scooby Newbie Member#: 91858 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: South East Location: F. Walton Beach/Pcola Florida Vehicle: 1864 The clown has NO penis	i just screamed the F word and threw my monitor across the room. that's outrageous.