5-speed SAAB Transmission manual

[Jordan]

I happened upon this pdf of a 5-speed rebuild manual. It's probably not the best manual, but it can't be bad to have another resource. Plus it's already in a nice small downloadable file for people who don't have access to a factory one. For people who have actually rebuilt a trans, let me know if this is any good or not.

I was also thinking it might be a good idea, to have a main page on this site where people can download scans of factory manuals, S&R brochures, homologation papers and other collected resources.

I also wondered if people would be interested in donating something towards getting a handheld page scanner, which would make scanning larger volume documents much easier. I know Luke and Geoff alone have a ton of materials that would be great to make public, but scanning and joining the documents is so time consuming... anyways, just a thought. The scanners I was just looking at run about $150-250.

Saab 900 5-Speed Transmission Rebuild Manual

[Fieldsc]

thanks for uploading this.

Alot of copy shops have copy machines in which you can scan to pdf. So a a 20 page scan gets put into one pdf file. Not sure what the going rate per page is.

[Jordan]

It's not really the converting the images to pdf as much as it is finding an efficient way to copy multiple pages quickly without having to either haul all of our material to a copy shop and pay per page copied. Not a bad idea, I was just thinking on a broader scale. Maybe there is another solution...any ideas?

[Fieldsc]

Maybe someone has one of these machines at work? I do, but as a co-op it probably wouldnt be a good idea using company resources like that.

[TRAILINGTHROTTLE]

Jordan, YOU are my hero!

[Jordan]

I'm glad you are fairly impressed.

[Geoff]

Yeah, put a section on the site where people can download tech info like this! We have this, the S&R catalog I uploaded, and the 5spd Technical Training Manual that I need to scan sometime...

I haven't seen this one before. Thanks!

[allessence]

I just browsed the whole thing.

Looks great. Just the right information without all the hoopla you see in the factory manual.

[Raul]

That PDF manual is good enough for people that already have rebuilted transmissions but it is not even close as 10mm thick factory paper manual. We need the manual that covers all gearboxes 79-93, that file is for 1990 only. But it is good enough. Anything is welcome now sense there is nothing out there to download and classic 900 manuals are apsolete now and you can't even buy one. I got a good scanner and I would like to make a nice PDF if someone sends me factory manual.

[Jordan]

Well, it may be written for a 1990, but previous years specifications are included in it I noticed. I have a factory manual scanned, but its not in PDF, and I believe its for a fairly early 5-speed. I guess I should probably post that too.

[Jordan]

Here it is (should be done uploading in a min).

It's 50 pages of scanned images..so its about 50MB. And no bitching...

SAAB Factory 5-Speed Manual

[Raul]

Here it is (should be done uploading in a min).

It's 50 pages of scanned images..so its about 50MB. And no bitching...

SAAB Factory 5-Speed Manual

Thanks a lot, yeah that is it. And yes that appears to be the pre-88 manual.

[sonett]

That PDF manual is good enough for people that already have rebuilted transmissions but it is not even close as 10mm thick factory paper manual. We need the manual that covers all gearboxes 79-93, that file is for 1990 only. But it is good enough. Anything is welcome now sense there is nothing out there to download and classic 900 manuals are apsolete now and you can't even buy one. I got a good scanner and I would like to make a nice PDF if someone sends me factory manual.

900 manual gearbox service book 4:1 model 1989- is still available, part number 318378, costs around £6 here in the UK, about $12.

[Fieldsc]

900 manual gearbox service book 4:1 model 1989- is still available, part number 318378, costs around £6 here in the UK, about $12.

can you purchase and scan it? There were several improvements to the 89+ transmisions, making the pre 89 rebuild manual helpful but a little pointless rebuilding a transmission that will likely fail sooner.

[Raul]

900 manual gearbox service book 4:1 model 1989- is still available, part number 318378, costs around £6 here in the UK, about $12.

can you purchase and scan it? There were several improvements to the 89+ transmisions, making the pre 89 rebuild manual helpful but a little pointless rebuilding a transmission that will likely fail sooner.

1990 trans is different than 1991 and up still. 1991 has diferent housing, it has different cut outs for shift fork shaft, shift forks, syncros, syncro cups, gear pitch is all different. But the main point of it is that they are put together the same way and specifications are same.

I called my Saab dieler and he said he can special order it for $34. But he may not be able to get it because, he has to place an order first to know if it available. Part number here is 03 19 772. I will go order it.