Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:18:01 +0100 From: Steve Chew <stevenopsameldo.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Flywheel came apart
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
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