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as saabdoc said, you need a press or a tool like a "hub tamer" or "hub shark." I used my press for one side and a hub tamer for the other. If you search, you'll find my notes on when I did mine. On the side where I used a press, I started out with the tamer but it just couldn't handle the load so took it off and used the press.
Now that I've tried it both ways, I would say the hub tamer is fairly useless for a Saab - unless you're really itching to save yourself from an alignment after (because you don't take the strut out, it doesn't require an alignment when you're done. The time it takes to set it up, then have periodically re-align it as you're going and also bang on it with a hammer because the holder starts to distort, etc. really is a deal killer for me.
At least for me, it's a LOT faster to just undo the three nuts and pull the strut out to use the press. If I ever have to do it again though, i will try one more experiment using a metal tube to keep the forcing screw more stable and to protect the teeth in the hub.
Hub Tamer = $300 to $500 new or about $200 used
Press = varies a lot (I have a 20 ton, but I understand a 12 ton will do).
For whatever reason, the Saab hub seems to be a tighter fit than some others. Anders uses a tamer, but he's a pro, so he's likely a LOT faster than I was with it.
If you have neither, most cost efficient is to drop the strut assembly and take it into a shop and ask them to press everything out and back in. If you search, there's been a lot of members that have used this method. It's cheaper also, because you're not paying for the labor to drop the assembly - some have gotten it done for a case of beer...
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