Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 12:53:22 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: Rear Seal and rip off
Harrie van Dijk wrote: > > 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