Date: 4 Sep 2001 09:56:57 -0700 From: sosbcnopsam.saabnet.com (Saabster) Subject: Re: Manual Gearbox Failures
A Saab master technician of 25 years told me that changing the gear oil is often the "death knell" for a manual gearbox, and that he's "learned that the hard way." He maintains that the gear oil need never be changed. Saabster 85 900 5spd 120k miles "Patrick McKelvey" <pat.mckelveynopsamdnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<zKEk7.9560$KV3.731518nopsamsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>... > Why change the gearoil when I can replace the whole gearbox! :-) Just > kidding. > I've been driving Saabs since 1986 and I have learned a lot over the years. > I put about 24K/year on my cars, but never owned a *new* Saab. > > With my 83 Saab I waited too long (about 50K miles). > The 87 automatic was carefully maintained and replace annually (by > JiffyLube), > but it would shift slowly after 240K miles anyway. No problems (with > gearbox) after replacing it. > > The 88 900 that I am driving now had gearbox failure within 6 months of > purchase. > It came with good maintenance records, but no indication that the gearoil > was ever changed by prior owner. > I am sure that the 1st gearbox I put in the 88 had big (unknown) mileage. > It lasted about a year. > > The gearbox in there now is low mileage out of 92 900 (according to > junkyard) and is still working good. > I now replace the gearoil annually, but I still believe that the gearbox is > the weakest part of the 900s manufactured during the 1980's. > > Patrick > > "VIKINGMAN" <saabnopsamlixnet._nospam_dk> wrote in message > news:O6Ek7.208$sk1.38023nopsam010.worldonline.dk... > > "Patrick McKelvey" <pat.mckelveynopsamdnet.att.net> skrev i en meddelelse > > news:93Ek7.9531$KV3.727482nopsamsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > > > I have had 3 900s and all have had gearbox problems. I got rid of my 83 > > > Turbo when it started to pop out of 2nd and took up reverse with > difficulty. > > > I had to replace the tranny in my 87 900S (automatic) after 240K miles. > I > > > now have an 88 900. I have replaced the gear box in this one twice, but > the > > > 1st replacement was a salvage yard unit with lots a miles. > > > > > > I don't mind pulling the engine and replacing the gearbox myself, but I > > > probably would be better off if I would learn to repair the gearbox > instead > > > of just replacing it each time there is a problem. > > > > How do you drive your cars?? Ever changed the gearoil?? > > > > Cheers! > > > >
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