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Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Quote:
Originally posted by Victor
.......also allows Jaguar mechanics to charge an extra day and a half's labour to change the rotors.
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You are not far off! Its not 1.5 days but its not an hour or two either. The reason it takes a bit is that its impossible to R&R the rear rotors in the car.
You have to pull the entire rear end cage with the entire rear suspension and rear end. One brake cable, one hyd brake line and 14 bolts. The bear about pulling it out is that the exhaust pipes go through the assy and they have to be pulled out as well. A good wrench can have one out in less than an hour.
45 minutes for each rotor (plus or minus) and then put it all back together and most experienced mechanics can get this done in 4 hours or so. My '69 XJ went almost 100,000 miles on one set of rear brakes so this is not something that is done ever month or two.
JoeA
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