Removing rear discs

[andgus]

1.What do I need to dismantle in order to remove the rear discs.
(I have the old type of rear suspension)
Is it possible to do this without removing the trailing arm?
2.As an alternative I´m considering removing the rear diff to get proper access and do a total rebuild of the brakes.Can this be done without removing the trailing arms?
Suspect one of them is a bit "reluctant" to be undone.......:-)
/Anders

[GV]

I would opt for dropping the rear diff. I got some great advice from Ed Crouch. All my nuts and bolts were rusted and had to be chopped, ground and bashed out which was longest part of the job. Once off though it was very easy to work on everything - make sure your car is well supported on axle stands and that everything is secure. Take your time as the diff is really heavy and renew all your nuts and bolts which can be picked up from Steve Heath except those used by the diff for the brake disks and prop shaft which are from a Jag XJ6.

Hope this helps...

[islander]

I have just bottled out of doing this myself and got a mate with a garage to do it for me having got all the parts for him! I think you could do it leaving the trailing arms in place but you need to be able to remove and re-torque the hub nut to remove and replace the drive shaft, you need a man's size tool to do that, hence I gave it to a professional garage!

When considering doing it myself, I did think that you could do it by removing the trailing arms to allow the hub and drive shaft to move out and allow the disc to be removed. I have the benefit of a pit in the garage, but I just couldn't work out a way of supporting the car over the pit so I could then undo everything and put it back together in some comfort, and the idea of doing everything laying on my back or through the wheel arches put me off!

Before he started my mate thought it would be a 10 hour job (book time for the same job on a jag!), I don't think it took him that long based on what he charged me, but he did have a 4 post ramp and all the jacking beams and other tools you need! I figured it would take me twice that. All in all the parts cost more than the labour in the end!

[andgus]

OK, thanks.....both islander and GV.
Seems like my hopes are crumbling a bit.....
Since there are no garages here that are used to Jaguars or TVR:s I´ll have to try to do it by myself.
Not an easy job anyway!
/Anders

[Comadis]

the job to drop the diff isnt that difficult...as long as the bolts and nuts will come loose in a normal way.

as your cars do all have a valid mot and you all trust the mot as a prove of a "good condition" there shouldnt be a problem of some rot underneath. so the bolts will come off very easy!!

..or did i get seomthing wrong with the mot....lol....

[andgus]

As I mentioned earlier......I struggled with the trailing arm pin/bolts on the left side so I´d rather not go through that again if I can avoid it.
/Anders

[ed_crouch]

The trick is patience, and dont be afraid to walk away for an hour or two if its fighting back. I've always won in the end!