Date: 28 Nov 1998 01:56:55 GMT From: "Duane Dostie" <ddostienopsamtiernet.net> Subject: Re: Rear Seal and rip off
> > > > I don't want to defend a Saab dealer anywhere but exchanging a rear end > > seal takes a lot longer than you think. You can't reach the damn thing > > espescially when there is power steering in the way. I wonder if the other > > replicants to this posting have ever replaced a seal at the back of the > > engine. I own several Saabs and have drivin them for well over 600.000 km. > > Rear end seals are a returning problem every 150 k km or so. I can't figure > > out how somebody would be able to do an exchange in 4 hours! > > > I have never changed the rear seal myself, as I lack the socket > necessary to remove the crank. But, last year when my '88 900T > needed both a crank and a seal, I was charged $410, including > all new belts, the seal, the crank pulley, and the labor necessary > to get it installed. > > > -Justin > There seems to be some confusion here. The REAR seal is on the front of the car, behind the flywheel. This is deinitely a four hour job. Even the FRONT seal by the flywheel can be done with the engine in the car. Unbolt the steering rack and move it wherever you need to and it not *that* bad of a job. Duane
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