Jaguar XKR project Episode 42 | Rear brake removal

Jaguar XKR project this week:
so my brake replacement continues with me stripping down the rear calipers and brake lines.

[@johnwilkinson4782]

Great video as normal Simon, more progress made and the microphone sound is very good 👍

[@projectsinthebarn]

Hi John, Thanks for the feedback, buddy. I watched it back myself last night, and the mic seemed to work OK 👍

[@Warddegeest-]

Excellent sound!

[@projectsinthebarn]

Thanks buddy, it appears to work well, the new camera app also allows me to film in full HD, so it should be better overall from now on.

[@quintintudor-evans763]

Sounds great. That said, I thought the picture was very dark: that is til I got to the end and realised I 'd got my sunglasses on !! Do it properly now. If you dont you'll keep putting it off and will never get round to it. Plus, of course, we get to remove the subframe vicariously...! Q from sunny hot France

[@projectsinthebarn]

Hi Q, good to hear from you, buddy, here from an unusually warm England 😃 I have to agree with you. It makes no sense to leave it for another time when I can just get cracking on it now. That made me laugh about your sunglasses 😎

[@williampatterson2062]

Great sound

[@projectsinthebarn]

Thanks, William, that's greatly appreciated, buddy 👍

[@ToTheGarage]

The sound is excellent Simon👍. And your videos are a great example of the fact you really don’t have to spend loads on a dedicated camera to do great quality Videos. In fact even the sound on a phone is reasonable, until the point where you have to move away from it or do outdoors stuff.

[@projectsinthebarn]

Cheers, John, it's about time I bought one, and I am very surprised at how it came out. As a byproduct of having to install a new camera app to get the mic to work, the actual video recording has allowed me to do it in full HD. So a billy bonus 👍

[@peterdavey2767]

microphone perfect

[@projectsinthebarn]

Cheers, Peter, that's much appreciated, buddy 👍

[@davidmcpheat6468]

All works well Simon, much better quality.

[@projectsinthebarn]

Hi David, It's great to hear that it's much better, buddy 😀

[@life_on_cars]

Well done bit by bit and good mic !

[@projectsinthebarn]

Cheers buddy, it seemed to work well 👍

[@annculbreth6363]

Great sound with new microphone job well done my Son . Xxxxx❤

[@projectsinthebarn]

Cheers mum, it worked really well 👍 ❤️ 💙

[@markfryer23]

Hello Simon , sound and video great quality, your doing a smashing job , it's so rewarding tinkering with these cars , keep up your excellent work mate 👍

[@projectsinthebarn]

Hi Mark, that is very kind of you to say so, buddy. The parts are now with the blaster, so I should be able to get them painted and fitted up next week 👍

[@UdoIBress]

Dear Simon, it's nice that the work continues. I did that with my XK8 a while ago. But I had no rust. This work is fun. Please , I just want to give you one more tip: "take off your nice watch at work" I've made this mistake many times. At some point the watch glass will break. 😢 Have fun while screwing. I enjoy watching. Greetings Udo.

[@projectsinthebarn]

Hi Udo, I dropped the brakes into work for their shot blasting last night, so hopefully, they will be done by the middle of next week 👌 this watch is already bashed up, but I appreciate you looking out for me buddy 😃

[@alexanderthegreat6480]

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[@timberry1135]

I thought the handbrakes on these cars were drum brakes but I cant see a hole in the disk for rewinding it. Is the XKR different from the XK8 in this respect ?

[@timberry1135]

I see it now at around 17:09. You need to push a straight head screwdriver through the hole and rotate the gear mechanism to loosen off the handbrake so that the disks can come off. If not you risk breaking bits inside and some of those bits are pricey.

[@projectsinthebarn]

Hi Tim, good to hear from you, buddy. I have not got the discs off the car yet, but as far as i know, you back off the internal brake shoes from the discs through the hole in the face of the brake disc. Mine has the hole, but I think it may just have a plug in there, which I will have to remove. At least, that's how I hope its going to go. I'm back on it this weekend after a very busy week or two, so hopefully, we will find out together. Cheers buddy, Simon.

[@timberry1135]

@@projectsinthebarn It should be more than a plug in there. There should be an odd shaped gear that you need to turn to back off the brake shoes. If its anything like mine you will need to back it off a fair bit as a lip will likely have formed that you will need to clear.

[@projectsinthebarn]

@timberry1135 the plug is covering the actual hole to protect it from the elements, this is the plug I meant I will be removing to get to the gear wheel to back off the shoes 👍