[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: shift rod seal... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by CMyles [Email] (#1126) [Profile/Gallery] (more from CMyles) on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:58:07 In Reply to: shift rod seal..., vvack0matic [Profile/Gallery] , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:10:15 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

vvack,
It's done all the time without pulling the unit. Work from below, a lift is a big help. Drive out the taper pin and get the shifter shaft out of the way. Dress the shaft a little with a file where the coupling has been so no barbs damage your new seal. The old seal is pretty easy to rip out but safely installing the new seal (squarely) requires a driving sleeve that won't tip. If you can't get your hands on the actual Saab tool but have some old gear box pieces then take a selector shaft and drive out the roll pin(s) and swipe the fork selector finger from that shaft. Place the new seal then slide that borrowed "finger" down against it. Then put a socket or pipe or something on that and it's hammer time. Unlike your socket alone, the "finger" won't tip cause it's a slip fit on the shaft, so it drives the seal squarely in. Avoid the urge to sink it too deep or you'll cause the plastic bushing to grip the shaft too tightly and you can't back the seal out once it's in. Get a good look at (maybe measure) the old seal's depth before you yank it out. It aint a fun job but it would be nuts to pull the unit just to replace that seal. Good luck.

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• shift rod seal..., vvack0matic , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:10:15
  • Re: shift rod seal..., SWEDECAR , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:50:23
    • Holy Crow, vvack0matic , Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:32:02
  • Re: shift rod seal..., CMyles , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:58:07 <-- Viewing This Message
    • dang its not like plug and play, vvack0matic , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:10:54
  • its not impossible..., Saabu , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:45:41
    • it looks like a oil slick under there, vvack0matic , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:02:25
      • Re: it looks like a oil slick under there, CMyles , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:17:00
        • its definitely gear oil, vvack0matic , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:41:39
          • Re: its definitely gear oil, CMyles , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:14:28
            • hey thanks for the help, its appreciated, vvack0matic , Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:12:12
              • Use flange bolts!, Paul Bob, Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:20:39
                • just about to order, vvack0matic , Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:06:35
                  • Re: just about to order, Paul Bob, Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:54:58
                    • re: rear cover bolts, CMyles , Mon, 1 Oct 2007 08:57:30
                      • haha sure did, well i got excited that the cover may, vvack0matic , Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:46:16

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