M/T - Difficult Reverse Gear Engagement or Jump Out: Overview

CATEGORY
Transmission

SECTION
4

ISSUE
11/95-0641

PAGE
33

CODE
471

Subject:
Correcting a Customer Complaint that Reverse Gear Lever is Difficult to Engage or Jumps Out of Gear When Car is Driven in Reverse





Application:
Certain 1994900 and 9000 with Manual Transmission (refer to VIN Serial Nos. below)

This bulletin contains a repair procedure with new spare parts for correcting a customer complaint that the reverse gear lever is difficult to engage or jumps out of gear when the car is driven in reverse.

Cars Affected:

1994 900 up to VIN Serial No. R2030224 and Manual Transmission Serial No. up to J42883. 1994 9000 up to VIN Serial No. R1021982 and Manual Transmission Serial No. up to J42874.

Parts:

Sleeve 87 34 477
Gasket, Saab 900 87 34 824
Gasket, Saab 9000 87 34 832
Reverse gear lever (changed
if dimensions incorrect) 87 35 102
Nut 87 35 516
Reverse gear driver (gearbox
No. J53207 and earlier; groove
0.5 mm wider) 87 40 151
Complete reverse gear 87 43 460

Tools:

Press sleeve 87 92 475*

* Available for purchase from Kent-Moore by calling the Kent-Moore order desk at 1-800-345-2233.