Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 17:21:35 +0100 From: "SimonJ" <menopsam.com> Subject: Re: Manual Gearbox Failures
"'arry" <spam.offnopsamspam.bots> wrote in message news:__nk7.2080$ii3.30294nopsam1-hme0... > There seems to be a general idea that although the bodies and engines last > forever on our cars, gearboxes seem to be a weak point. > > Many poeple have said on this NG that they junked the car when the gearbox > went. > > But what actually happens when a gearbox dies? > > Does it get so noisy it becomes unuseable? > Does is seize up suddenly? > Or does it just deteriorate to the point that you can't get it into gear? > > I've driven many other cars with noisy boxes and cheerfully ignored it > (after changing the oil) for many tens of thousands of miles. If I do the > same on my Saab, am I going to be stuck by the side of the road with a > seized 'box and be unable to move the car? > > Or am I worrying too much? > > > > I have suffered 2nd gear syncro faliure on all the 9000T's I have owned. (2 of 2.0T's, 1 of 2.3T and 1 of 2.3T Carlsson). Never had a problem with the 99's or 900's.