What is this?

[DainBramaged]

Just curious what this is. Never dealt with RWD before and I'm mystified.

http://pics.apartment808.com/u...amaged/0709091702f.jpg

 

[LTC8K6]

Looks like it's covering a CV joint...

 

[geno]

Where are the brakes?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Looks like a heat shield.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: geno
Where are the brakes?

They are right next to the trans-axel (is that the thing that the drive shaft goes into?). Yeah, you get to take it apart that much to do the brakes.

http://pics.apartment808.com/u...maged/0709091702ff.JPG

With brake roter circled.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

What car is that? I didn't think modern cars used inboard brakes like that. I know Jaguar did back in the day.

 

[CurseTheSky]

Whoa, I've never seen a brake setup like that... I thought it was a joke at first.

 

[Gibson486]

A school for ants?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

...looking at it,it's probably just the equivalent of the spindle on a front suspension.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
What car is that? I didn't think modern cars used inboard brakes like that. I know Jaguar did back in the day.

Yeah, it's a 1990 Jag XJS.

 

[Zenmervolt]

It looks like it's simply the hub carrier. You can see how the rest of the rear suspension attaches to it. There has to be some rigid point to which the trailing arm and the springs and shocks can attach; you can't just have the half-shaft flopping around out there with nothing to locate it.

EDIT: A half shaft needs positive location at both ends. The transaxle or differential provides positive location on the inboard end, and the hub carrier (to which the suspension components attach) provides location for the outboard end. The CV joints on either end of the half-shaft allow the inboard and outboard locations some flexibility to move relative to each other in order to accommodate suspension travel.

ZV

 

[angry hampster]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Yeah, it's a 1990 Jag XJS.

Oh christ just get rid of it now :laugh:

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: angry hampster

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Yeah, it's a 1990 Jag XJS.

Oh christ just get rid of it now :laugh:

i think he bought it within the last month

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: angry hampster

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Yeah, it's a 1990 Jag XJS.

Oh christ just get rid of it now :laugh:

lol...I bought it and intend to keep it, knowing the probs it came with

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: angry hampster

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Yeah, it's a 1990 Jag XJS.

Oh christ just get rid of it now :laugh:

lol...I bought it and intend to keep it, knowing the probs it came with

There's nothing wrong with it once you accept that it's British, and just consider it the Queen's revenge for the whole snafu in Boston and the loss of taxes that came from it.

My uncle got an '83 XJ6, beautiful car. Cost him $3k, just needed a valve job to pass smog. Spent $2k to get the valve job done, drove it occasionally. Two years later he sold it for $2k, just needed a valve job to pass smog. Again.

 

[Arkaign]

If you really want to keep it : http://www.jaguarspecialties.com/v8_kit.asp

The motors in those are just a nightmare to keep going.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
If you really want to keep it : http://www.jaguarspecialties.com/v8_kit.asp

The motors in those are just a nightmare to keep going.

I know you probably didn't see the original thread, but this is the eventual intent. I wanted a nice base car to work with, and it doesn't get much better than this.

 

[ja1484]

CV Boot?

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: Arkaign
If you really want to keep it : http://www.jaguarspecialties.com/v8_kit.asp

The motors in those are just a nightmare to keep going.

I know you probably didn't see the original thread, but this is the eventual intent. I wanted a nice base car to work with, and it doesn't get much better than this.

Very very cool! I'd love to see lots of pics / videos when you get around to that. I agree, aside from the questionable original drivetrain, the Jags have almost always been really interesting to look at and comfortable cars to boot.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: geno
Where are the brakes?

They are right next to the trans-axel (is that the thing that the drive shaft goes into?). Yeah, you get to take it apart that much to do the brakes.

http://pics.apartment808.com/u...maged/0709091702ff.JPG

With brake roter circled.

That's what I was afraid of