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homebrew tool to free ignition/shift linkage cover Posted by Arabiflora [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Well Joe, I think this is how to proceed....LONG, Chaz, Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:38:14 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
"Gear lever housing nuts being removed with special wrench, Saab tool no. 87 90 370." So speaketh Bentley re: ignition lock cylinder removal repair. Not having access to said tool, I'm happy to describe an easy substitute and post it here in hopes that, in return, I'll get some useful advise about cleaning/replacing ignition lock cylinder (separate post).
The gear lever housing beneath the center console is secured by three 3-lobed nuts. I used a Dremel tool and carbide cutting wheel to notch-out (to about 3/8" depth) every other face of a six point 3/8" 1/4 inch drive socket, leaving three prongs that fit neatly into the recesses of the lobed nuts. Worked like a charm, and once freed, I recovered 19 quarters, 7 dimes, 4 nickels, and 2 pennies from the space beneath the assembly, putting me $5.67 in the black for the current labor of love, and that doesn't suck.
arabiflora 88 900S, 325k
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