Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 17:12:45 GMT From: yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com (Inky) Subject: Re: 900 Grinding into Second
Thanks, Tony. I haven't owned the car for too long and have no idea what previous owners did to it. I'll change out the gear box oil ASAP. At least, then, I'll know what kind of oil it is and that it's fresh. -- christian On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 20:57:52 -0500, "Tony at PartsAMillion.com" <Tonynopsamsamillion.com> wrote: >Hi Christian, >The reason the car grinds when cold is because you need to >change the tranny oil to 30 weight instead of Gear oil. > >The whining noise is very likely the throw out bearing. >Not a major problem, but eventually the bearing could come >apart. > >I hope this helps you find and fix your problem. > >Tony >---------------------------------------------------- >Need parts for your Saab? >We carry over 5000 OEM quality Saab parts. >http://www.TheSaabSite.com >---------------------------------------------------- > >"Inky" <yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com> wrote in message >news:3c6ea4be.1760476nopsam.CIS.DFN.DE... >> I have several questions and will break them into more than one post. >> >> On cold days before my 900 warms up, I have trouble shifting from >> first to second. When I shift, it grinds. The faster I'm going, the >> worse the grind. >> >> Also, when I depress the clutch in cold weather, I can hear a whining >> which I'm guessing is the throw-out bearing. I don't know if these two >> problems are related or not. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> -- christian >> 1985 900 w/150k miles
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