THE INTERNATIONAL JAGUAR 'S'-TYPE REGISTER FORUM

I am reinstalling my overhauled Burman steering box and need to know what torque is needed on the big drop arm nut. Can anybody point me in the right direction. My manuals don't mention it. Thanks.

That is exactly what my car has. The discord between the reality and the parts book and manual is perplexing indeed.

True - but that's about the least of the problems at this stage.

Thanks Jerry and Cass. Some clarification. My car had been fitted with a BW8 replacing the original DG250. It appears that when that was done a completely different shifter linkage was installed. But it seems to be the same as what Jerry has with his DG250, which in turn is very different from what ...

I am so sorry to hear of your loss Jeff. I am pleased to hear that you will be carrying on in your father's place. I greatly appreciate this website for the guidance I have received from fellow members and look forward to that continuing.

Hi Jerry - I am getting back to the issue of my auto transmission linkage. The problem is that mine and yours bear zero resemblance to what is pictured in the Workshop manuals and parts catalogues for S-type or for 420. Maybe someone with greater knowledge than I can shed some light on this because ...

Good luck with yours Jerry. Mine happened very suddenly - no warnings and no symptoms. It looks like the exhaust valve just got stuck somehow. My wife and I have decided to invest in the car and hopefully have many more years of enjoyment with it.

Thanks Jerry. That sounds exactly like what I had with the BW8 setup. The cable went down from the ball joint just a couple of inches outside the firewall and then to the shift lever on the drivers side of the box. It operated the lever horizontally. Is that how yours goes? I have never seen a DG250...

Thanks John. I don't really have any idea what the actual milage of my car is. The odometer says 23,000 - no doubt the second time round. The engine has been apart at some time previous, but I have no information on when that might have been. It is bored out 20 thou. Cooling might well be an issue h...

I need some help in regard to how the original transmission shift linkage in my 1965 S-type worked. Does the cable connect to the box from inside the firewall or from outside? My car had been retrofitted with a BW8 transmission and the shift cable is entirely outside of the firewall but I suspect th...