Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 04:27:12 GMT From: "LC" <goalie22nospamail.com> Subject: Re: 83 Saab 900S, replacing transmission seals? how hard?
That makes sense. However, the vehicle has come and gone. and I'm looking at a couple that are actually in my hometown.. so we'll see. Curiosity question though dave... have you seen a SAAB 900 in the states that is a right-hand drive? Thanks for the help either way! -LC "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:2ti24eF1vju04U1nospamberlin.de... > On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 23:08:36 GMT, LC <goalie22nospamail.com> wrote: >> I've got a guy wanting to sell me an 83 saab 900 that's leaking out the >> passenger side transaxle output shaft. I guess there is a seal that's >> missing or busted, and I'm wondering how hard that is to fix, or what I >> should expect to pay to get it replaced. > > Not bad at all to do yourself. You need to put a spacer between the lower > A-arm and the body of the car, jack up the car, remove the 2 bolts for > the lower balljoint on that side, and pull the driveshaft out of the > inner driver. The inner driver comes out with a sharp tug (leverage > is your friend). The seal is right there; screwdriver or special tool > for pulling seals, new one goes in carefully with a non-marring hammer. > Couple hours tops, with nothing more exotic than a ratchet set, prybar, > and non-marring hammer. > > By the way, for this question it doesn't matter so much, but it helps > a lot to specify left or right side of the car, rather than driver's side > or passenger's side. This group is pretty widely geographically > distributed, so it has happened before that assumptions were made and > were wrong on something that mattered. > > Dave Hinz > >