Engine Removal

NOTE: It is not recommended to remove engine without transmission. Remove engine and transmission as an assembly.

Remove hood attaching bolts and lift off hood. Disconnect battery cables. Unclamp and remove battery. Drain coolant from radiator, engine block and heater core by opening all petcocks.
On carburetor engines, detach vacuum hose from power assist servo at intake manifold. Disconnect fuel line from intake side of fuel pump.
On fuel injection engines, disconnect vacuum hoses of power assist cylinder and pressure sensor from intake manifold. Disconnect fuel lines from injector tubes at intake manifold.
On all models, disconnect electrical wires from the following: Ignition coil, ballast resistor, temperature transmitter, oil pressure transmitter (carburetor engine), radiator fan, thermostat, headlights and headlight wipers, and automatic transmission (fuel injection engine).
On fuel injection engines, disconnect electrical leads from the following: Fuel injection distributor, injectors, air cleaner, throttle valve switch at temperature sensor, and temperature switch below intake manifold.
On carburetor engines, remove air cleaner and preheater complete with hose and ignition cable.
NOTE: Save spacer sleeves under outer preheater casing.
On carburetor engines, disconnect throttle linkage from throttle shaft and remove return spring. Remove choke cable from carburetor. Loosen hose clamps at thermostat housing, radiator and both hoses to heater.
On fuel injection engines, remove air cleaner, complete with hoses. Disconnect throttle control shaft from driver on throttle housing. Disconnect hoses at thermostat housing, radiator, and both hoses to heater.
Front panel assembly is made up of grille, radiator, cooling fan and headlights. To remove front panel assembly, remove four attaching screws from panel assembly. Remove two self-tapping screws attaching headlight frames. Remove four lower self-tapping screws attaching headlight to edge of body. Remove hood lock cable from dash panel and wheel housing.
On Man. Trans., remove clutch slave cylinder and hang it out of the way. Move free wheel lever forward to locked position. Release wire clamp at transmission and free cable from holder at right-hand differential bearing seat, if so equipped.
On Auto. Trans., remove heat shield on exhaust manifold at exhaust manifold and exhaust pipe.
On all models, remove exhaust pipe from manifold. Disconnect ground strap at transmission. Raise front of vehicle and place blocks under chassis.
On Man. Trans., place transmission in neutral. Knock out front taper pin from gear shift rod. Pull rubber bellows free of groove in gear selector rod, if so equipped. Separate gear selector rod and arm.
On Auto. Trans., remove screw for gear selector wire at transmission. Move gear selector lever to position No. 1 and pull outer cable housing back. Using a suitable tool (Saab Tool No. 879038) on wire, turn tool a small amount and pull out wire.
Disconnect speedometer cable from transmission. Remove nuts from engine mounts. Unclamp larger clamps around rubber bellows on inner universal joints. On 1968-69 models, "T" pieces of drive shafts must be rotated to a horizontal position. Attach suitable hoist to engine.
NOTE: On models with top mounted alternator, remove alternator and attach rear lifting sling to alternator bracket.
On 1968-69 models, raise engine about two inches and separate inner universal joints (first left and then right), with engine displaced as far as possible towards opposite side. Make sure that needle bearings do not come apart.
On 1970-73 models, remove attaching hardward from lower end piece of control arm on right-hand side. Turn steering wheel to left and withdraw right universal joint. Raise engine slightly and withdraw left universal joint.
Raise engine to gain access to starter and alternator, disconnect cables. Lift engine clear of vehicle and place on an engine stand.
To install reverse removal procedures.

NOTE: To separate engine and transmission see OIL PAN REMOVAL .