Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 07:29:54 +0000 (UTC) From: "Saabtech" <saabtechnopsamnnect.com> Subject: Re: Roadside failures
"Andrew Stephenson" <amesnopsamrak.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:1062691440snznopsamrak.demon.co.uk... > In article <bj713v$eel$1nopsamn.btinternet.com> > saabtechnopsamnnect.com "Saabtech" writes: > > > Grunff, In responce to your failure list I have in the last 10 > > years Saabs`s towed in with the following failures: > > Classic 900 > > [...] > > Gearbox [man] 11 > > Gearbox [auto] 2 > > [...] > > Interesting contrast. Does it tell us more about... > > a) The relative numbers of manual and automatic gearboxes on the > roads? > > b) Quality/durability of the two kinds of boxes (ie, maybe autos > are built to take more abuse from amateurish drivers)? > > c) Something concerning the way people drive the two kinds? > > d) Suddenness of failure modes associated with the two kinds (ie, > gradual deterioration might be caught during servicing, while > a catastrophic collapse -- avalanche effect -- might not be)? > > e) Something else? > -- > Andrew Stephenson Probably the biggest reason is that the auto is far outweighed by the manual in terms of numbers coupled with the fact that the auto was a pretty dreadfull piece of kit based on a borg warner 35 that goes back to the 1950`s. Manual gearbox failure is nearly allways due to pinion bearing failure, you warn `em to get it done while it can be repaired at a reasonable cost but they just drive on till it goes bang big time. Regards tom.
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