I hope!
My 2005 XK8 conv started having a no abs fault last fall. I drove the car another 3500 miles before ripping into it.
It started like this:
abs fault then led to
no dsc then
no cruise then
tranny making weird downshifts between 15~25 miles per hour then
the abs applying the brakes occasionally then
gear box fault then
combinations of all of the above.
Story made short…I replaced the left rear wheel bearings and have driven the car (knock on the wooden dash) 850 miles without any fault messages, weird downshifts, noises…nothing.
What a nice car it is to drive when things work properly.
BTW, the rear bearings were so worn that I had 10~15 mm of 12-6 movement. The tip off was that when I went into a turn I would hear the click, click, click and that was followed by a no abs fault message. It looks as if the reluctor was actually moving out of the range of the sensor.
Thanks to everyone that chimed in during my heart throbbing moments.

wj

 

Really glad you were able to get it fixed.
Did you do the work or farm it out?
Big job for the DIY'er and would like the details if you did it.

Wayne

 

Hey cjd777,
I handled the project at home. I have quite a few tools but the only special tools one would need would be a bearing&seal driver, an 8” punch and a torque wrench. The typical hand tool assortment (wrenches and ratchets+sockets) should have you covered. The B&S driver is available online for as low as $25 uds.
I followed flat6’s posting for my information.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...stions-177783/
Don’t be intimidated; just go slow and easy, you will feel a great sense of accomplishment once finished.

wj

 

Thanks WJ, just keeping up to date on things that are going to go bad on the friends Jags I look after. We try to help each other out and have a good time at it.

Wayne