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From: dmm@browngr.UUCP (David Margolis)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Re: A car for all seasons (SAAB 9000S Turbo)< what?
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Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 17:33:17 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 10 17:33:17 1985
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in regards to the 25 hours supposedly needed to remove/replace the transmission
from a Saab 900 Turbo ...

Having worked on Saabs for the past six years I can say that the engine/tranny
can be pulled as a unit from the engine compartment with the proper tools in
2 - 3 hours, including the time needed to disconnect bolt/wire-on connections
to the engine.  The time is less for non-turbos, of course.
    I happen to think that Saab engineering is top-notch, and not only is
their third generation turbo very well designed, the rest of the car is also.
In an emergency situation there is no other car I would rather be in, for
positive handling characteristics and crash safety also.
    As far as believing that it takes 25 hours to replace the tranny, well,
just consider how long it would take to strip the WHOLE car if it were left
on the Bronx expressway, for instance.