Saab 95 1967, Service Manual

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SI Refit the pin above the spring holder.
4. put the fiber washer and the nut on the gear sh’ft
“we, housing and insert the retaining ring in itsI
groove- check the clearance between nut and re-
taining ring and fit the necessary number of shim
under the fiber washer. The nut should have no 5
clearance and be slightly stiff to turn. Note! Apply
a moderate coating of Saab special chassis grease to
the fiber washer and the internal bearing surfaces
of the "Ut-
5_ Refit the gear shift lever housing in the steering co-
lumn stand. Be sure to turn the shaft so that its
slant8d hole comes in the right direction as shown
in the fig. While the lever head is being passed down
towards the stand, refit the rubber grommet be-
tween the gear shift shaft and the lever housing.
Place the grommet on the same side as the gear
shift lever.
:(30ATION OF GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN THE GEAR SHIFT
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1. Gear shift rod
2. Gear shift lever
6. Tighten the bright chromed nut and secure it with
the stop screw.
7. Check that the plastic bearing with plastic ring and
the roll pin are mounted on the gear shift lever.
8. Pass the turn guard, the spring and the plastic ball
onto the gear shift lever.
9. Press the gear shift shaft downwards and pass the
gear shift lever in through the square hole in its
housing. Then screw on the knob.
10. Pull the gear shift lever outwards in the knob, at
the same time releasing the gear shift shaft so that
the lever enters the hole. Make sure that the 91351":
ring is not pulled off the lever in course of assembIY-
11- Using an arbor or other suitable implement, P7955
against one shank of the turn guard, at the same
time turning the gear shift lever through “4 turn,
thus locking the lever.
12- Reassemble the complete steering co .
with column and gear shift mechanism I
removed.
13- Refit the gear shift shaft univer ' d
14' Adlust the steering column stand in the vertical I-
rection to ensure correct gear shift positions and
then adjust the twist stop for the gear shlft lever
lock.
lumn stand
f previously
sal joint to the shaft.
GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM, RIGHT HAND DRIVE
Disassembly
1. If the complete gear shift mechanism is to be removed.
disassemble the steering column stand with column and
gear shift mechanism as described above.
If only the gear shift lever and gear shift shaft are to
be removed, separate the gear shift shaft universal joint
from the shaft,col|ecting the spring for the return mo
vement. Then remove the steering wheel and the direc-
tional signal switch with its plastic cover.
. Back off the nut and remove the screw passing through
the gear shift lever. The lever can now be removed.
Back off the three screws which hold the twist stop of
the gear shift lever lock. These screws are accessible
through the three holes in the steering column stand.
Pull the gear shift shaft out of the stand.
Back off the fork nut and remove the washer, the
spring and the felt bushing from down inside the stand.
9"?
REVERSE
CATCH R.H.D.
29. Washer
30. Plastic hose
31. Spring
32. Plastic washer
33. Washer
34. Casing
36. Pin
36. Carrier sleeve
As right hand drive cars are equipped with a Special reverse
catch, the following additional steps must be taken for
these cars: Before pulling the gear shift shaft out of the
column, remove the yoke sleeve on the gear shift shaft is
pulled out of the stand, insert a pipe about 9.85 in. (250
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