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fgcity
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Cyprus
3 Posts

Posted - 02 May 2018 :  05:31:34 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Hi everyone. I am restoring my Saab 95 and am about to take the engine out. I already disconnected everything except for the front shafts on the wheels.

How do i disconnect them? Should i just pull the engine out and the shafts will pop out or should i disassemble both front steering knuckles to pull the shafts before removing the engine?

Mos6502
V4 Fan

USA
133 Posts

Posted - 02 May 2018 :  05:42:26 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Are you pulling the engine and trans out together? Or separately? If you pull them separately, once the engine is out of the way, you can undo the rear transmission support, and have enough play side to side to get one inner axle joint out, and then the other, without any need to undo anything on the wheel end of the driveshaft.
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Betsy67
V4 Fanatic

United Kingdom
409 Posts

Posted - 02 May 2018 :  05:56:37 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Try and get the rollers inside the the drive - one vertical and one horizontal. This appears to make life easier. There is enough sideways movement to allow the shafts to drop out without removing any suspension components.wWatch out for the cup roller dropping off and don’t forget the speedo cable.
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Dirtbiker
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
1060 Posts

Posted - 02 May 2018 :  21:59:59 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Hi,
I prefer to undo a lower ball joint on one side which allows one shaft to move sideways. I've done it both ways and the time it takes to jack it up, remove a wheel and undo two bolts definitely makes life easier with the reduced amount of heavy wiggling needed!
Cheers
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fgcity
Starting Member

Cyprus
3 Posts

Posted - 09 May 2018 :  18:25:54 Show Profile Reply with Quote
I want to remove the whole engine and transmission out. Everything is already disconnected and all i have to do is lift the engine out.

If i undo one side lower ball joint, do i have to compress the spring to do this or it will stay in place?
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v4admin
Forum Admin

United Kingdom
519 Posts

Posted - 09 May 2018 :  20:49:06 Show Profile Reply with Quote
no need to compress the spring it will stay in place
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fgcity
Starting Member

Cyprus
3 Posts

Posted - 10 May 2018 :  06:55:19 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Thank you. Will get on with the removal then :)
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72sonett3
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Spain
269 Posts

Posted - 24 May 2018 :  17:21:39 Show Profile Reply with Quote
FWIW, I am with Dirtbiker. It makes taking the engine out much easier if you loosen the lower ball joints and swing the wheels+drive shafts outward.

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