A just in time story

By Brian Spencer

Published: 15th April 2021

Written during the early months of Covid lockdown in Tasmania, this article documents a carefully planned programme of preventative maintenance on an XJS Convertible — addressing suspension wear, braking issues and long-overdue upgrades that transformed how the car drives and feels.

This article was written by Brian Spencer, who lives in Tasmania, during the early stages of the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020. With time on his hands and travel restricted, Brian decided to address a number of long-standing preventative maintenance items on his XJS Convertible and document the process.


We had known for some time that the front suspension bushes on the XJ-S were in n