Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:37:19 +1300 From: Richard Sutherland-Smith <richard.ssnospamr.net.nz> Subject: Re: Saab 99 water pump thread?
In message <30p41sF30hoilU11nospamberlin.de> Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote: > What is the thread on the water pump of a Saab 99? Old style, and/or > new style. I know it's left handed and metric, but before I order a tap > and die set for it, I'm hoping someone here can tell me definitively. > > I have borrowed a water pump removal/insertion tool from our local > independant guy, and his is chewed up to the point of almost unusuable. > If I can make some new parts for it for him, that'll work better for me, > and will give him incentive to loan me tools again if I need something. > > Anyway, 12mm left hand, maybe, for the new, and 6mm left hand for the > old style is my guess, but I'd love to get a confirmation. I don't have > thread gages for metric... > > Dave Hinz Just got my spare brand new 99 water-pump out. part 8358491 with 12 cogs, as opposed to the 8 cog variety, depending on your auxilliary shaft cog number. It has a 12mm x 1.5 thread. -- Richard Sutherland-Smith 19 Webb Road, Wanganui 5001, New Zealand