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Stiff Gear Tower Turret Repair Fix Kit Associated part numbers: 55556311, 55354731 Compatible with Saab 9-3 Sport 2002 onwards 6 Manual Speed Gearbox Models Part # X8R31

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  • Is your gear stick seized in position, or maybe it won't return to neutral? Stiff to change gear? Difficult to find gears? Gear change vague and unable to select correct gear?
  • THE CAUSE: The likely cause of the faults noted above and most common cause is a worn pivot on the gear turret. On the gear turret is a pivot point (illustrated above in Red) a pivot pin operates through a nylon sleeve; this is a poor design and the nylon breaks down over time causing the symptoms noted above. A small amount of play in this pivot translates to problems selecting gears.
  • VEHICLES AFFECTED: Saab 9-3 Sport 2002 onwards (6 speed manual) Associated part numbers: 55556311, 55354731
  • THE SOLUTION: Fit our improved design pivot screw and PTFE bush bearing and cure gear change issues. Our complete kit includes all needed to restore your turret to full health for life, restoring smooth gear selection. Our kit includes a new improved design pivot screw and self lubricating bush bearing, constructed to the finest of tolerances from improved materials to restore smooth gear selection. Also included are custom tools to allow easy install of the new part.



malik
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2020
Kit works well fixed the sticking shifter !The drill bit inside the kit is useless you have to buy another drill bit! Hindsight I would just buy the cheaper kit without the drill bit considering I’d have to buy one anyway
Ben
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019
Installs really easily and makes a ton of difference.
Rebecca Verbeke
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019
Working great.
Alec Lee
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018
Worth every one of 5 stars given how desperate I was for a fix to my stuck shifter. I was getting embarrassing driving around and taking forever to coax it into gear.I almost took away one star because the bit provided to drill out the original pin is basically garbage. It doesn't cut away at the metal really at all. I'm not sure how anybody else managed to use this bit. Thankfully my buddy had a proper metal cutting bit and we got it out after 15 seconds of drilling.
R. Fox
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2018
Fixed my 2006 9-3 Aero. I don't think I would recommend as a DIY unless you are used to taking your car apart. I would have given the item five stars but it took almost twenty minutes to drill out the existing pin, so I would prefer a harder or sharper bit in the kit.
Rick Comes
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2018
Great product! Arrived quickly, and was a quick, relatively inexpensive, solution!
Chris I.
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2016
Excellent fix for the stiff shifter on the 6MT cars. If doing this job on a V6 Aero, be sure to loosen the coolant reservoir and remove both turbo heat shields, upper and lower. The gear tower CANNOT be removed or replaced with those pieces in the way. It took 4 hours total to overhaul not knowing this... To do it again I'd quote an hour and a half from start to finish.
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