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simon8201 V4 Beginner
66 Posts | Posted - 13 Mar 2018 : 10:05:07
| As per title, my friend and I are looking for a gearbox for a 1975 Silver anniversary model which has just been bought, driven 350 miles with a very noisy gearbox and has just been diagnosed as done for! Any leads appreciated, or if anyone knows of a person who would rebuild that would be great. Car is in W Yorkshire but between us we cover Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and the North! cheers Simon |
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green96v4 V4 Mad
Canada 738 Posts | Posted - 13 Mar 2018 : 11:22:09
| Graham Macdonald at The SaabShop does rebuilds, your 'box is probably suffering from the usual rear pinion bearing failure that plagues these cars (noisy in 3rd and 4th especially)
Malbrad are close to you too if you're in W Yorkshire | |
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simon8201 V4 Beginner
66 Posts | Posted - 14 Mar 2018 : 02:05:25
| Thanks for the reply, we have a couple of leads and have contacted Malbrad and Jamsaab. And yes, I believe you're right as the gearbox is very noisy in third and fourth | |
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V4saab1966 V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 255 Posts | Posted - 14 Mar 2018 : 04:10:27
| Hi I have two engines and gearboxes in cars that will be broken for spares next month April Both cars are complete but Rottern | |
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V4saab1966 V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 255 Posts | Posted - 14 Mar 2018 : 04:13:23
| Did you buy the car from St. Ives in Cornwall by any chance ?? | |
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simon8201 V4 Beginner
66 Posts | Posted - 14 Mar 2018 : 11:00:30
| Yes, it's the one from St Ives. It's actually been bought by a friend in Yorkshire who's not on the forum ( we co-own a C900 bought after pub closing time on ebay many years ago) I'm in Devon though! The car managed to get to Yorkshire but when I had a ride in it the gearbox was obviously in distress! It's been inspected by a very well known Yorkshire Saab guru who has pointed out the problems with it, especially the gearbox. Do you have knowledge of the St Ives car? | |
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V4saab1966 V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 255 Posts | Posted - 14 Mar 2018 : 13:20:12
| Hi yes I know of the car and its restoration I think it's don's car you bought ? I have a static in Newquay seen this car before sure it's had a clutch in it,trouble is they need regular checking of the oil level in the gearbox otherwise you get gearbox problems ,I bought one last week from a auction original paint and 2 owners I also have 2 others that I'm breaking in April both have engines and boxes in them. | |
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