Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:35:54 GMT From: Don Gross <dgross2000nopsamaone.net> Subject: Re: Flywheel came apart
Steve Chew wrote: > I think on the 9000 you can drop the gearbox without having to take the > engine out as well, I think it's fairly strait forward as well. However > the Auto box is rather heavy, so you'll need a few of you to lift it > up/down. > In article <3B317FA8.CD0F84F9nopsamtia.com.au>, Ian <iannopsamtia.com.au> > writes > >Just been there on a 86 900 Auto. I asked everyone and the common opinion was > >"No, pull the engine and the transmission together" > >They were right, I am not saying it cant be done, just that it is easier to pull > >both and then work on them out of the car > > > >Ian > > > > > >Don Gross wrote: > > > >> Dave Hinz wrote: > >> > >> > Don Gross (dgross2000nopsamaone.net) wrote: > >> > : Does anyone any experience or ideas on what could cause the starter gear > >> > : ring on the flywheel to come off? > >> > (snip) > >> > : Any insight will be appreciated. > >> > > >> > Wow. Other than "It really shouldn't do that, ever", I can't suggest > >> > anything. Are you saying the ring gear itself disintegrated, or it's > >> > spinning on the flywheel, or what? Those things are on there with an > >> > interference fit (hot ring gear goes over cold flywheel; shrinks to a > >> > very tight fit), and I can't imagine how it could do anything but stay > >> > there. Obviously, it's happened though ; how did it fail, exactly? > >> > > >> > Dave Hinz > >> > >> Dave, > >> > >> The gear is off of the flywheel, and with the minimum access cant tell if it > >> is cracked/broken. That would be my guess. Could just be metal fatigue, the > >> car has 164k miles on it, so it is getting to the point where odds and ends > >> are going to go wrong. To tell exactly what has happened, I have to pull the > >> transmission off, which brings me to my next question to those who have had > >> transmission issues. Can an automatic transmission be pulled without pulling > >> the engine out of a 1988 Saab 9000S? > >> > >> I have various shop manuals, but not the one on the transmission for this > >> vehicle. > >> > >> Again I thank you in advance for any information provided. > > > > -- > Steve Chew All, Thanks for the input. I think I am going to pull out the engine and trans as a unit. Seems to be a good approach in that I really am looking for the most straight forward method of getting to the flywheel. The step by step is in the engine shop manual I have for the car. Probably need to check engine mounts, and maybe rear engine seal while I am at it. Hoping that a weekend is enough time to do this, probably won't get to it until weekend after the one coming up. Will line up parts, etc., in the meantime. Cheers, Don