Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 21:48:50 +0200 From: "VIKINGMAN" <saabnopsamlixnet._nospam_dk> Subject: A tip!
Hi Dave. A tip! Use a piece of copper-pipe aka brakepipe, to keep the clutch compressed. This'll fit right in there.! Cheers! "Dave Hinz" <dhinznopsamh.execpc.com> skrev i en meddelelse news:3af7fff7$0$14449$272ea4a1nopsam.execpc.com... > I've got a *very* noisy throw-out bearing on my '88 900T. Before I tackle > this (I've rebuilt engines, so I'm pretty comfortable with this in general), > I would like to go over what I think I need to do, and ask for comments. > > 1. Remove the misc. turbo plumbing/ducting from in front of the engine. > 2. Remove the left radiator fan > 3. Remove the plastic "cowl" covering the clutch. > 4. Press in clutch pedal, (helper), and put in (which tool? SAAB tool, or > spark plug wire, or piece of V-belt, or something else?) to keep > the clutch disk compressed. > 5. Take off "hatch" at front of clutch input shaft, remove the plastic > propeller (noting direction), and thread a M8 bolt into the end > of the shaft. > 6. Lever the shaft out towards the front. > 7. Remove the 3 bolts holding the throwout bearing in, also the bolts > holding the pressure plate to the flywheel. > 8. Remove all above as a single unit. > > "Installation is the reverse of removal", right? > > So. Have I missed anything? (Obviously the hood comes off and the > battery gets disconnected - I mean, clutch-specific). Any hints or > tips to make life easier for this project? > > While I'm in there, I'll be replacing the bearing (of course), the clutch > disk (probably), and will inspect the pressure plate and flywheel for > blueing; I expect none though, as it's not slipping. > > Should I do the pilot bushing while I'm in there? Anything else? > > Thanks, > Dave Hinz >
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