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Jaguar from the XK 120 to XJ-6 ser. 3 1987
Dealership line mechanic on MG, Triumph, Jaguar for 15 years, Instructor in commercial mechanics school 2 yr. Product information manager for piston and valve manufacture, Instructor & hotline answer man for import car parts importer 15 yrs.
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Steve, the nuts must have lock tight on them as they are not that tight. Remember the nut is just compressing a crush sleeve to get a preload on the bearings so it can not be that tight. An air impact
Hi James, What really needs to be done is a voltage drop test of the wiring. But it is not uncommon for the Series III to have dim head lights due to poor grounds. So first check the grounds (on
Sorry Vanessa, I only have experience and information on Jaguars up to the 1987 models. You need to read the profile of each tech to try to locate a tech for late model Jaguars. Although it is most likely
Hi Steve, Jaguar has some special tools to do the job but probably too expensive to buy just for one car job. There are a couple of ways to do the job at home. First, the end objective is to have
Hi Tyler, It sounds like you need a complete overhaul of the transmission for several reasons. It is very difficult to get all that metal particles out of the torque converter and all the passageways
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