Lower Front Shock Bushings
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Do front shocks come with a lower bushings ? Uppers have that gap and lowers can see daylight through the casting as I am working on the ball joints . Probably just retape them with stretchy silicon tape to get past inspection before removing them along with shocks later .
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Not sure where you think you're missing a bushing, but there isn't one. Check this diagram...
https://www.jaguarclassicparts.com/u...ront-4-0-litre
https://www.jaguarclassicparts.com/u...ront-4-0-litre
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May be a product picture error or the bushing size is specific to the X300 . But the radius and curvature of the gap that I see the sunlight through suggest a bushing goes in there . Baled out on the ball joints only repair today for inspection . State of Missouri no longer list torn boots as a reject so i'll see later .
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The diagram linked above is for the XJS, not XJ (X300).
Not sure which bushing you are asking about, but the bottom of the X300 front shock does not incorporate a bushing. The shock has a shackle that straddles the bushing which is pressed into the lower control arm. So the lower bushing is in the control arm, not the shock.
The top of the shock has two bushings (parts 8 in the diagram below), and one "shock assist" (part 13) bushing as well.
The two top bushings are made from the yellow foam that Jaguar used throughout the car, which does disintegrate over time. This usually causes the typical crashing/rattling at the top of the front & rear shocks and springs once the bushing material is gone.
Here is the X300 front shock diagram:
https://www.jaguarclassicparts.com/u...d-damper-front
Here is the X300 front wishbone/control-arm diagram. Part 14 in this diagram is the front shock lower bushing.
https://www.jaguarclassicparts.com/u...pper-and-lower
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Not sure which bushing you are asking about, but the bottom of the X300 front shock does not incorporate a bushing. The shock has a shackle that straddles the bushing which is pressed into the lower control arm. So the lower bushing is in the control arm, not the shock.
The top of the shock has two bushings (parts 8 in the diagram below), and one "shock assist" (part 13) bushing as well.
The two top bushings are made from the yellow foam that Jaguar used throughout the car, which does disintegrate over time. This usually causes the typical crashing/rattling at the top of the front & rear shocks and springs once the bushing material is gone.
Here is the X300 front shock diagram:
https://www.jaguarclassicparts.com/u...d-damper-front
Here is the X300 front wishbone/control-arm diagram. Part 14 in this diagram is the front shock lower bushing.
https://www.jaguarclassicparts.com/u...pper-and-lower
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Jaguar part number CAC74851 for the shock bushing and CBC1805 for the 4 lower ball joint bolts that are corroded ( common I have read ) as I removed them . Going to put them in with some grease and thread locktight this time . Alternator long pivot bolt I can live with with some grease so it can with-er longer . 2 Jaguar dealerships in town .
Last edited by Lady Penelope; 08-31-2017 at 03:56 AM.
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My research showed that the cost of the individual "shock assist" (part 13) was about $90, which led me to the conclusion that buying a new shock with all new bushings including the "shock assist" bushing was the better route.
A new front Bilstein shock for example is about $150.
That was a year+ ago, so not sure if still the case. But something to consider.
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A new front Bilstein shock for example is about $150.
That was a year+ ago, so not sure if still the case. But something to consider.
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Last edited by al_roethlisberger; 08-31-2017 at 06:20 PM.