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The transmission is finally back on the engine after a long weekend!
I put the old and the new transmissions on benches side by side and noticed that the new transmission did not have what I call drive axles, the grey cups that you attach the tripod bearing. After reading the twinsaab site, where it says do one axle at a time, I knew that it was going to be a long day. I openned the rear cover and the differential (aka the pumpkin) almost flops out. Of course the other gears are sitting on the bottom of the case. I tried to assemble the gears, but if your about a millimeter off, things don't spin.
I carefully pulled the diff, gears, etc. out from the old one, they are still good and assembled it inside the new case. I pulled the grey cups and assorted hardware off and moved it over.
Sunday I cleaned the transmission and engine surfaces, applied the sealer, gaskets, and blue stuff (make a gasket) and fought trying to lower the engine and making sure that the studs and guide lined up on the trans. I got it to where there was about 1/8" gap between the two surfaces and realized that one of the screws was too long and holding thing up. Changed screws and tightened it.
The next step was the slave cylinder. All the books say to slip the Saab tool, pail handle, spark plug wires, etc. before you remove the engine. Well that didn't happen, so I created something to solve the problem. If you guessed that it involves duct tape, 2x4s, crow bars, screw drivers and an old slave bearing, you are correct! I eyed the 5 pound mini-hammer, but decided to wait and hold it in reserve. Got the saab tool in and the slave cylinder in, and buttoned up the clutch plastic cover.
The previous owner had disconnected the AC and took all the pulleys, belts, brackets off and left them in a box. I started to reassemble it, and of course I was one bolt short, one of the three bolts that attach to the crankshaft pulley. Fortunely found an extra one and have the AC pullies on the engine, don't know if it is right because the compressor is still in the car (so far the AC has not been opened and it was already converted to R-134A).
Tomorrow I hope to get to the crank and oil pump seal and try and get the engine back into the car.
I'll post some pictures of the weekend activities tomorrow at http://photos.yahoo.com/oliversexpedition -> 88 SPG.
Getting there,
--oliversexpedition
posted by 68.100.122...
, Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:28:03, Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:33:34
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