Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:01:29 +1000 From: Ian <iannopsamtia.com.au> Subject: Re: Flywheel came apart
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.
